The Edge of Memory: Ancient Stories, Oral Tradition and the Post-Glacial World by Patrick Nunn
English | August 23rd, 2018 | ISBN: 1472943287, 1472943260 | 288 Pages | EPUB | 2.98 MB
In today's society it is generally the written word that holds the authority. We are more likely to trust the words found in a history textbook over the version of history retold by a friend – after all, human memory is unreliable, and how can you be sure your friend hasn't embellished the facts? But before humans were writing down their knowledge, they were telling it to each other in the form of stories.