N2 - The purpose of this article is to establish a frame for arranging and classifying observations relating to the indigenous knowledge and oral traditions of the San people of southern Africa, mainly in Namibia. Oral literature of the San people serve, therefore, as a valuable source for re-constructing and reinforcing a positive collective identity of their history and cultural diversity. Several forms of expression such as folklore, poems, plants' names and personal narratives will be provided. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/110993/PDF/7_PATRYCJA%20KOZIE%C5%81_ROrient%2071%20z.%202-18%20druk.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/110993 PY - 2018 IS - No 2 EP - 117 DO - 10.24425/ro.2019.127208 KW - San KW - Namibia KW - southern Africa KW - oral literature KW - narration KW - indigenous knowledge A1 - KozieĊ‚, Patrycja PB - The Committee of Oriental Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and The Publishing House ELIPSA VL - vol. LXXI DA - 2019.06.27 T1 - Oral Literature and Indigenous Knowledge: The Case of the San People from Southern Africa SP - 105 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/110993 T2 - Rocznik Orientalistyczny/Yearbook of Oriental Studies