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In literacy-based societies written text acts as a primary source of reason and logic, whereas in societies with oral traditions, sayings, proverbs, and narratives are an important source of reason and logic. They thereby give legitimacy to certain notions, beliefs, and stereotypes. Proverb is defined by Longman’s Dictionary as “a well known phrase or sentence that gives advice or says something that is generally true,” proverbial as “well known and talked about by a lot of people.” 

There are multiple reasons for the popularity of the sayings and proverbs in a society, especially one with oral trad</description><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><sy:updateBase>2000-01-01T12:00+00:00</sy:updateBase><items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/raza1us2418/521588" /></rdf:Seq></items></channel><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/raza1us2418/521588"><title>Politics of social knowledge</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/raza1us2418/521588</link><description>In the societies of South Asia, conversation is an important component of the social fabric of these societies. People talk when they meet, travel, and interact, sometimes with certain objectives but most of the time just for the sake of talking. In societies like ours the role of verbal...</description></item></rdf:RDF>