tribalism

trib·al·ism

T0345900 (trī′bə-lĭz′əm)n.1. The organization, culture, or beliefs of a tribe.2. A strong feeling of identity with and loyalty to one's tribe or group.

trib′al·ist n.trib′al·is′tic adj.

tribalism

(ˈtraɪbəˌlɪzəm) n1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the state of existing as a separate tribe or tribes2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the customs and beliefs of a tribal society3. (Anthropology & Ethnology) loyalty to a tribe or tribal values ˈtribalist n, adj ˌtribalˈistic adj

trib•al•ism

(ˈtraɪ bəˌlɪz əm)

n. 1. the customs and beliefs of tribal life and society. 2. strong loyalty to one's own group. [1885–90]

tribalism

1. the customs, life, and organization of a tribal society.
2. a strong loyalty to one’s tribe, party, or group.See also: Government

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tribalism - the state of living together in tribesstate - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
	2.	tribalism - the beliefs of a tribal society belief - any cognitive content held as true

Translations

Tribalismus

tribalism

1. the state of existing as a separate tribe or tribes 2. the customs and beliefs of a tribal society 3. loyalty to a tribe or tribal values

Tribalism

in contemporary literature and in the political sphere, a concept that has a wide range of meanings: the surviving archaic institutions and organizations of clan and tribal societies; the archaic features in social development; the stage of relatively little ethnic differentiation; the mutual hostility of ethnic groups; the policy of ethnic chauvinism that grants advantages and privileges to an ethnic group as a whole or to some of its members; and the exploitation of ethnicity for political ends.

In the past as well as in the present, tribalism has been widely used by the colonialists in their efforts to hamper national liberation movements, and by the local forces of political reaction in their struggle for power. As interpreted by representatives of Africa’s progressive forces, the concept of tribalism is associated with all that is reactionary and damaging to national unity. The African progressives wage a firm struggle against all manifestations of tribalism and contrast it to the concept of “nation.”

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noun the state of living together in tribes

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noun the beliefs of a tribal society

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