Rethinking Tradition
From Ontological Reality to Assigned Temporal Meaning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4180428 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hizky Shoham (0000-0002-1429-2740, Tel Aviv University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 313-340 |
| Publication date | 2011-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-9756 • E-ISSN: 1474-0583 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003975611000129 |
| OpenAlex | W2063827927 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 82 |
The article seeks to revitalize the concept of tradition and re-claim its usefulness for contemporary sociological thought and research. Instead of ontological entity, tradition is defined here as an assigned temporal meaning, i.e., a symbolic activity in which various social groups attribute traditional qualities to certain sectors of life that are understood as binding together different times. The article analyzes two incompatible approaches with which tradition was hitherto conceptualized in sociology: (1) tradition as the anti-modern, and (2) tradition as synonymous with "culture." The analysis introduces a few middle-ground options that support the theory of tradition as assigned meaning
Epistemology · Meaning (existential) · Social science · Sociology · European Political History Analysis · History, Culture, and Diplomacy · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,92 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |