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| + | The word '''tradition''' comes from the [[Latin]] word ''traditio'' which means "to hand down" or "to hand over." It is used in a number of ways in the English language: | ||
| - | '''Tradition''' includes a number of related ideas: | + | # A [[meme]]; beliefs or customs taught by one generation to the next, often orally. For example, we can speak of the tradition of sending birth announcements. |
| - | # Beliefs or customs taught by one generation to the next, often orally. For example, we can speak of the tradition of sending birth announcements, and family traditions at [[Christmas]]. | + | # A set of customs or practices. For example, we can speak of [[Christmas]] traditions. |
| - | # Beliefs, customs and practices maintained by social interaction, such as saying "thank you", sending birth announcements, greeting cards, etc. | + | # A broad religious movement made up of [[religious denomination]]s or [[Church Body|church bodies]] that have a common history, customs, culture, and, to some extent, body of teachings. For example, one can speak of Islam's [[Sufi]] tradition or Christianity's [[Lutheran]] tradition. |
| - | # Beliefs, customs and practices maintained by societies and governments, such as [[Federal holidays in the United States]]. | + | |
| - | # Beliefs, customs and practices maintained by [[religious denomination|religious denominations]] and [[local church|church bodies]] that share history, customs, culture, and, to some extent, body of teachings. For example, one can speak of [[Islam]]'s [[Sufi]] tradition or Christianity's [[Lutheran]] tradition. | + | |
| - | # Beliefs, customs and practices that are [[prehistory|Prehistoric]] or have lost/[[arcane]] origins, such as [[trade]], the teaching of [[language]] and [[education]] in general. | + | |
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| - | Traditions serve to preserve a wide range of culturally significant [[information|ideas]], specific practices and the various methods used by distinct [[culture|cultures]]. | + | |
| - | The word '''tradition''' comes from the [[Latin]] ''traditionem'' which is the [[accusative case]] of ''traditio'' which means "handing over, passing on". | + | |
| + | However, on a more basic theoretical level, tradition(s) can be seen as information or composed of information. For that which is brought into the present from the past, in a particular societal context, is information. This is even more fundamental than particular acts or practices even if repeated over a long sequence of time. For such acts or practices, once performed, disappear unless they have been transformed into some manner of communicable information. | ||
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The word tradition comes from the Latin word traditio which means "to hand down" or "to hand over." It is used in a number of ways in the English language:
- A meme; beliefs or customs taught by one generation to the next, often orally. For example, we can speak of the tradition of sending birth announcements.
- A set of customs or practices. For example, we can speak of Christmas traditions.
- A broad religious movement made up of religious denominations or church bodies that have a common history, customs, culture, and, to some extent, body of teachings. For example, one can speak of Islam's Sufi tradition or Christianity's Lutheran tradition.
However, on a more basic theoretical level, tradition(s) can be seen as information or composed of information. For that which is brought into the present from the past, in a particular societal context, is information. This is even more fundamental than particular acts or practices even if repeated over a long sequence of time. For such acts or practices, once performed, disappear unless they have been transformed into some manner of communicable information.
See also
- Tradition and the Individual Talent by T. S. Eliot
- Traditional culture
- Conservatism
- Perennial philosophy
- Sacred Tradition (Roman Catholic)
- Time immemorial
- Traditional medicine
- Traditional music
- Kissing Traditions
Comparison / Contrast
Spiritual Culture
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