Orally+transmitted
111Adyghe — Ethnic group. The Adyghe, or Adygs, are a nationality of the northwest Caucasus region living principally in the Republic of Adygeya, where they represent 24 percent of the population, Kabardino Balkariya, where they represent 55 percent of… …
112Rig veda — 1776, from Skt. rigveda, from rg song, praise, knowledge + veda knowledge. A thousand hymns, orally transmitted, probably dating from before 1000 B.C.E …
113oral tradition — n. orally transmitted traditions and laws …
114traditional — a. Orally transmitted (from age to age), traditionary, traditive …
115Macpherson, James — (1736 1796) Scottish poet who was born into a poor family from Ruthven, Inverness shire. He collected Gaelic manuscripts and transcribed orally transmitted Gaelic poems, published as Fragments of Ancient Poetry ... Translated from the Gallic… …
116Kalevala — [kä′lə vä΄lä] n. [Finn < kaleva, personal name + la, abode, hence, lit., land of Kaleva] a Finnish epic poem in trochaic alliterative verse, compiled in the early 19th cent. from orally transmitted folklore and poetry …
117AROM, SIMHA — (1930– ), Israeli French ethnomusicologist. Arom studied the French horn at the Paris Conservatoire with Jean Devémy and received first prize there in 1954. From 1958 to 1963 he played horn in the Israel Broadcasting Authority Symphony Orchestra… …
118CAIN — (Heb. קַיִן, Qayin, smith ), the firstborn son of adam and eve , brother of abel and seth (Gen. 4:1, 25). In the Bible Cain and Abel both brought offerings to God from the fruits of their labors, but God did not pay heed to Cain s gift. Ignoring… …
119CHILDREN'S LITERATURE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction CHILDREN S LITERATURE IN HEBREW early period …
120GROPER, JACOB — (1890–1966), Yiddish poet. Born in Mihaileni, Romania, Groper was active in furthering Yiddish culture while studying law at the University of Jassy. After spending most of his life in Romania, mainly in Bucharest, he settled in Haifa in 1964. A… …
