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Invented tradition

Invented traditions are cultural practices that are presented or perceived as traditional, arising from people starting in the distant past, but which are relatively recent and often consciously invented by historical actors. The concept was highlighted in the 1983 book The Invention of Tradition, edited by Eric Hobsbawm and Terence Ranger. Hobsbawm's…

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Pseudo-folklore

Folklore studiesThe American MercuryCowboyPecos BillAmerican West
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Application of the term and paradox

Neo-DruidismNeopaganismTartanryMajor religionsKorean martial arts
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Criticism

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Invented tradition → Baker, British, Dorson's, Eric Hobsbawm, Hobsbawm, Hobspawm's, Richard, Ronald, Terence Ranger, The Invention, These, Though, Tradition
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Invented tradition → Another, But, Given, Guy Beiner, Hobsbawm, One, Peter Burke, Pointing, Ranger's, Such

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the traditions of major religionsinstance ofApplication of the term and paradoxThe concept has been applied to cultural phenomena0.80text
some Korean martial arts such as Taekwondoinstance ofApplication of the term and paradoxThe concept has been applied to cultural phenomena0.80text
and some Japanese martial artsinstance ofApplication of the term and paradoxThe concept has been applied to cultural phenomena0.80text
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