Before revision: Epochalism – an attitude of respect for the progressive spirit of the age and for social and technological advancement - was contrasted by Clifford Geertz with what he termed the (essentialist) valorisation of traditional values, as a central social polarity pervading developing nations.Clifford Geertz, The Interpretation of Culture (1973) p. 240-1 More broadly, the term used has been used to describe the post-Fordist, postmodern belief that the current era or epoch represents a fundamental clean break with the past; is something unique in human history .
After revision: Epochalism – an attitude of respect for the progressive spirit of the age and for social and technological advancement - was contrasted by Clifford Geertz with what he termed the (essentialist) valorisation of traditional values, as a central social polarity pervading developing nationsClifford Geertz, The Interpretation of Culture (1973) p. 240-1 More broadly, the term used has been used to describe the post-Fordist, postmodern belief that the current era or epoch represents a fundamental clean break with the past; is something unique in human history .