# Early Oral history & Mnemonics **URL:** \ **Category:** General Memory Chat\ **Tags:** history\ **Created:** [May 3, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/early-oral-history-mnemonics/82909 "2023-05-03T16:32:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stefos](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Stefos](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Stefos)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/early-oral-history-mnemonics/82909/1 "2023-05-03T16:32:38Z")
Hi everyone, Can anyone recommend a book which integrates early Oral history & Mnemonics? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![iOSDeveloper](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/iosdeveloper/32/17116_2.png) [@iOSDeveloper](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/iOSDeveloper)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/early-oral-history-mnemonics/82909/2 "2023-05-03T16:41:19Z")
You might find this useful: [https://kalbos.ktu.lt/index.php/KStud/article/view/19186/13503](https://kalbos.ktu.lt/index.php/KStud/article/view/19186/13503) I would also check out @LynneKelly’s books. ---
**Author:** ![Stefos](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Stefos](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Stefos)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/early-oral-history-mnemonics/82909/3 "2023-05-03T16:43:43Z")
Thank you iOS 🙂 By the way, what kind of developmental work do you & how does memory integrate into it? Stefos ---
**Author:** ![thinkaboutthebible](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/thinkaboutthebible/32/12986_2.png) [@thinkaboutthebible](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/thinkaboutthebible)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/early-oral-history-mnemonics/82909/4 "2023-05-03T16:47:50Z")
@Stefos, most of the research in early oral history is strengthening the connections to what we have written. For instance the gospel of Mark is important as the first recorded document transitioning from an oral version. The structures of the document point to the types of mnemonic techniques used but other than the general rhetoric recommendations, I don’t know of any that really give you great answers because the field is still young. If you have a Logos membership, this month a fairly recent [book on the history of memorizing and the recitation of Mark is on sale](https://www.logos.com/free-book) for $12.99 normally $55.99. **From the overview** : Sandra Huebenthal demonstrates that Mark is a text evolving from collective narrative memory based on recollections of Jesus’s life and teachings. She investigates the principles and structures of how groups remember and how their memory is structured and presented. [Whitney Shiner](https://www.amazon.com/Proclaiming-Gospel-First-Century-Performance-Mark/dp/1563383969/ref=sr_1_1?tag=artofmemory-20) is also a good source for first century recitation styles and memorization techniques. He wrote _Proclaiming the Gospel_ and has a good chapter in the anthology _Performing the Gospel_ . I am drawing on these authors’ collective wisdom to see how I can better make a mnemonic system for today for my 7711 system. The best online resource is the site and journal for **Oral Tradition**. It’s an open-access journal devoted to the study of the world’s oral traditions, past and present. Founded in 1986 at the University of Missouri by John Miles Foley, it now has a new home at Harvard University. Published journal online. [https://oraltradition.org/](https://oraltradition.org/) Doug ---
**Author:** ![Stefos](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Stefos](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Stefos)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/early-oral-history-mnemonics/82909/5 "2023-05-03T17:03:32Z")
Hi Doug, You’re right… Thank you for posting 🙂 I will check out the journal site online as I don’t have a Logos membership. Stefos ---
**Author:** ![RonaldJohnson](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/ronaldjohnson/32/9845_2.png) [@RonaldJohnson](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/RonaldJohnson)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/early-oral-history-mnemonics/82909/6 "2023-05-07T02:04:11Z")
Orality and Literacy by Walter Ong > **[Amazon.com: Orality and Literacy (New Accents): 9780415027960: Ong, Walter J.:...](https://www.amazon.com/Orality-Literacy-New-Accents-Walter/dp/0415027969?tag=artofmemory-20)** > > Amazon.com: Orality and Literacy (New Accents): 9780415027960: Ong, Walter J.: Books ---
**Author:** ![Stefos](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Stefos](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Stefos)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/early-oral-history-mnemonics/82909/7 "2023-05-08T17:50:55Z")
Hi Ron, Thanks…I have this book actually! 🙂 Stefos ---
**Author:** ![RMBittner](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/rmbittner/32/5956_2.png) [@RMBittner](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/RMBittner)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/early-oral-history-mnemonics/82909/8 "2023-05-09T12:11:08Z")
You should definitely check out Dr. Lynne Kelly’s _Memory Code._ ---
**Author:** ![zvuv](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/zvuv/32/4321_2.png) [@zvuv](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/zvuv)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/early-oral-history-mnemonics/82909/9 "2023-05-09T12:13:53Z")
Best place to start, IMO.