provincialism

As provincialism , or as provincialism , is pejorative an attitude of people called to take their own regional or local tradition as the measure of all things. In France, " la France profonde " (The deep France) colloquially covers a corresponding linguistic figure.

The term is derived from ( Latin provincia , "province").

Opposites to this are urbanity or cosmopolitanism .

Labelling

Especially the rural and small town population was (and is) said to have a limited horizon (“church tower horizon”, “horizon up to the town sign”) with regard to their way of thinking. Provincialism can be accused not only of the population, but also of institutions. Provincialism is often associated with local patriotism , church tower politics , and xenophobia .

The ascription as provincial is often perceived by those affected as urban arrogance ( smugness ).

literature

• Karl Heinz Bohrer , Provincialism. A physiognomic panorama . Hanser, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-446-19924-1 , ( Akzente edition ).
• Hermann Glaser : The garden gnome in the boutique. Myths of Regression, Provincialism Today . Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 1973, ISBN 3-10-025302-7 .

See also

• Provincialization
• Cantonal spirit
• Shield citizens
• Dabbing
• Crowing angle
• Philistines

Remarks

1. ↑ Cf. for example Dietmar Willoweit : Studying law - education with practical relevance? - Against the provincialism of German legal training. In: Winfried Böhm , Martin Lindauer (ed.): “Not much knowledge saturates the soul”. Knowledge, recognition, education, training today. (= 3rd symposium of the University of Würzburg. ) Ernst Klett, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-12-984580-1 , pp. 229–243.