The Modernity of Tradition
| Author | : Lloyd I. Rudolph |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 1984-07-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226731377 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226731375 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Modernity of Tradition written by Lloyd I. Rudolph and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1984-07-15 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stressing the variations in meaning of modernity and tradition, this work shows how in India traditional structures and norms have been adapted or transformed to serve the needs of a modernizing society. The persistence of traditional features within modernity, it suggests, answers a need of the human condition. Three areas of Indian life are analyzed: social stratification, charismatic leadership, and law. The authors question whether objective historical conditions, such as advanced industrialization, urbanization, or literacy, are requisites for political modernization.
