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
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 . He viewed this distinction as a central social polarity pervading developing nations.Clifford Geertz, The Interpretation of Culture (1973) p. 240-1
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