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Who coined the terms great and little traditions to describe peasant cultures?

AKarl Marx of Trier
BRobert Redfield
CMax Weber of Berlin
DEmile Durkheim
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Correct answer: B. Robert Redfield
1. Great tradition came from priests and rulers. 2. Little tradition was local practice. 3. Redfield, a sociologist, coined the terms. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part II, Theme 6, Bhakti-Sufi Traditions: Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts._
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