At Least Two Concepts of Culture

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ID8932996
AuthorsIlpo Koskinen (0000-0002-9060-7011, corresponding author), Inkeri Koskinen
Year2014
Volume125
Issue3
Pages267-285
Publication date2014-09-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueFolklore (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0015587x.2014.947858
OpenAlexW1990918899
LanguageEN
References cited24

This article uses ideas developed in the philosophy of science to examine two concepts of culture used in contemporary folkloristics. One of them appears mainly in the context of archival work, while the other occurs chiefly in discussions on themes such as identity politics and ethnic minorities. The main difference between the two concepts is that one is used when formulating ‘substantial theories’ related to ‘kinds’, whereas the other is a bone of contention in ongoing debates on the level of ‘grand theories’. Theoretical tools developed in earlier cultural research are taken into use in contemporary cultural movements, and this affects theoretical debates on the level of grand theories

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Ethnic group · Folklore · Folkloristics · Identity (music · Philosophy of science · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics

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