The World of Orality

Nicole Revel (1)

1 LMS - UMR8099 - Langues - Musiques - Sociétés

If the senses give us access to the world and if the world seems to profile itself spatially, then we tend to grant primacy to visual perception and descriptions of the real. However 1 would also like to show that a complex and subtle web uniting the subject and the world involves al1 the senses and more particularly that of hearing and aura1 sensitivity.

Mots clés: Tradition orale; épopées; ethnographie

Domaines: Linguistique

Nicole Revel. The World of Orality. Chanted Narratives The Living 'Katha Vachana' Tradition :
International Workshop under the auspices of UNESCO, 3-7 February 1997 - Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 2001, New-Delhi, India. pp.27-37. ⟨halshs-00136226⟩