Prymordializm jako przedmiot krytyki i źródło inspiracji socjologicznych studów nad narodem.
Primordialism as object of critique and source of inspiration for sociological studies of nation.

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the main assumptions of primordialist paradigm in sociological studies of nation. It has been assumed that most of surveys conducted in the primordial perspective refers to texts written by Edward Shils and Clifford Geertz. Consequently, the theories of these two scholars are presented. Then the critique of primordialist paradigm is reported. Because of inadequacy of some critical assertions, the heuristic values of some primordialist theses will be characterized, namely a phenomenon defined as a primordial consciousness of nation.

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