(a) What is oral tradition (b) Give the limitations of oral tradition as a source of information.

      

(a) What is oral tradition
(b) Give the limitations of oral tradition as a source of information.

  

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Faith
(a) Oral tradition is information acquired by word of mouth and passed from one generation to another.
(b) Information can be exaggerated which makes it difficult to differentiate between true and fiction
Some information may be forgotten or omitted.
They may not be correct dates or chronology of events.
It is an expensive method since one has to pay for information.
It is time consuming since one requires a lot of time to interview one individual.

Faimus answered the question on June 10, 2018 at 16:12


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