Invented tradition
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invented-tradition-183-12346981
title:
Invented tradition
text:
Invented traditions are cultural practices that are presented or perceived as traditional, arising from people starting in the distant past, but which are relatively recent and often consciously invented by historical actors. The concept was highlighted in the 1983 book The Invention of Tradition, edited by Eric Hobsbawm and Terence Ranger. Hobsbawm's introduction argues that many "traditions" which "appear or claim to be old are often quite recent in origin and sometimes invented." This "invent
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encyclopedia
description:
Recently invented cultural practices perceived as old
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invented_tradition
date created:
2011-09-28T22:10:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T22:36:13Z
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