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 , .
After revision: Epochalism is an attitude of respect for the progressive spirit of the age and for social and technological advancement , which was contrasted by Clifford Geertz with what he termed the (essentialist) valorisation of traditional values .