| Titre | Tradition et traditionalisme | |
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| Auteur | Gabriel Gosselin | |
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Revue | Revue Française de Sociologie |
| Numéro | 1975, 16-2 | |
| Page | 215-227 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Gabriel Gosselin : Tradition and Traditionalism.
Revising our « traditional » conception of « traditional » societies is made necessary by the analysis of endogenous modernization in continuity with traditions. Stereotypes of the uniformity, persistance and coherence of traditions become less and less adequate. We must distinguish the order of values, that of institutions and that of social mechanisms, particularly when analyzing the tradition of others. Seen from the inside, tradition is a culture which considers itself to be a « nature ». In effect, traditionalism represents a conscious choice for tradition which, by itself, is a sign of a radical transformation. It is an ideology of reinterpretation which begins by idealizing tradition. Such a problematic allows us to analyze the utilization of tradition by modernization and vice-versa. Thus are distinguished various forms of traditionalism : fundamental, instrumental, formal, material. The diversity of situations can then be interpreted in all their richness. Some examples are given. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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