Why do humans hold onto traditions? Many pundits predicted that
modernization and the rise of a mass culture would displace
traditions, especially in America, but cultural practices still
bear out the importance of rituals and customs in the development
of identity, heritage, and community. In Explaining Traditions:
Folk Behavior in Modern Culture, Simon J. Bronner discusses the
underlying reasons for the continuing significance of traditions,
delving into their social and psychological roles in everyday life,
from old-time crafts to folk creativity on the Internet.
Challenging prevailing notions of tradition as a relic of the past,
Explaining Traditions provides deep insight into the nuances and
purposes of living traditions in relation to modernity. Bronner's
work forces readers to examine their own traditions and imparts a
better understanding of raging controversies over the
sustainability of traditions in the modern world.
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