little tradition

is culture of peasant societies. A great tradition is the culture of the cities and intellectual elites.

Redfield called the culture of peasant societies 'little traditions' that contain both elements of primitive cultures as well as elements of the 'great tradition ', as they were to be found in the cities and among the intellectual elites. Nor can the font religions describe as great traditions, whereas the small traditions in everyday life can also contain elements of other cultures or religions (eg horoscopes / ' Superstition ').'

little tradition, n.Definitions

little tradition