Notes on the Invention of Tradition

Q3 Social Sciences Economic and Political Weekly Pub Date : 1989-01-01 DOI:10.4324/9780203168172_chapter_11

R. Bharucha

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Abstract

Rustom Bharucha When people 'invent' tradition ('authentic' or 'spurious' through acts of 'cultural preservation' or 'subversion' ), they unavoidably imply that they are no longer in touch with its immediacies. Yet an illusion is often maintained whereby the 'invention' is placed within the mainstream of tradition itself. This essay discusses the more seemingly 'creative' inventions of tradition that have been implemented by our artists, directors and 'experts' in the Indian theatre. Much of the discussion focuses on the discourse of theatre, in which concepts of the folk' and the 'theatre of roots' are examined as inventipns of the urban intelligentsia.

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《传统的发明札记

当人们“发明”传统(通过“文化保护”或“颠覆”的行为“真实”或“虚假”)时，他们不可避免地意味着他们不再与其直接联系。然而，一种错觉经常被维持，即“发明”被置于传统本身的主流之中。这篇文章讨论了我们的艺术家、导演和印度戏剧“专家”在传统中实施的更具“创造性”的发明。大部分讨论集中在戏剧的话语上，其中“民间”和“根源剧院”的概念被视为城市知识分子的发明。

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