The Importances of the Past A Meditation on the Authority of Tradition |
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Author:
| Allan, George |
Series title: | SUNY Series in Philosophy Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-88706-116-5 |
Publication Date: | Nov 1985 |
Publisher: | State University of New York Press
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Imprint: | Suny Press |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $99.00 |
Book Description:
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This book examines tradition, the authority of the past, by tracing the process through which emotion and imagination transform everyday experience into an awareness of one's dependence on the work of predecessors. The King Arthur legend serves as a case study, outlining how this authority of tradition creates and sustains meaningful structures of social order.
This book examines tradition, the authority of the past, by tracing the process through which emotion and imagination transform everyday experience into an awareness of one's dependence on the work of predecessors. The King Arthur legend serves as a case study, outlining how this authority of tradition creates and sustains meaningful structures of social order.