Johann Gottfried Herder, the German philosopher, claimed that true Ger

1.	Johann Gottfried Herder, the German philosopher, claimed that true German culture was to be discovered among the common people. It was through folk songs, folk poetry and folk dances that the true spirit of the nation was popularised. So collecting and recording these forms of folk culture was essential to the project of nation building.Now say which values were associated with the folk culture?
Answer» (i) It could recover an ancient national spirit. (ii) It could carry the modern nationalist message to large audiences who were mostly illiterate. (iii) It could successfully develop nationalist sentiments.

Johann Gottfried Herder, the German philosopher, claimed that true German culture was to be discovered among the common people. It was through folk songs, folk poetry and folk dances that the true spirit of the nation was popularised. So collecting and recording these forms of folk culture was essential to the project of nation building.Now say which values were associated with the folk culture?

Answer»

(i) It could recover an ancient national spirit.

(ii) It could carry the modern nationalist message to large audiences who were mostly illiterate.

(iii) It could successfully develop nationalist sentiments.