cultural nationalism
Identity-based patriotism
Cultural nationalism emphasizes shared heritage, language, traditions, and identity as the basis of national belonging—rather than citizenship or political boundaries.
It celebrates a people's distinctive customs, art, literature, and history: The revival of Gaelic was central to Irish cultural nationalism.
Cultural nationalism can foster pride and preservation, but may also exclude those seen as outside the cultural mainstream.
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- national prideEsteem for one's country
- collective spiritShared sense of purpose
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- folk songsInherited communal music
mother tongue · collective memory · language · decolonization · historiography · oral history · origin story · cultural revival · theater · poetry · crafts · national dress · literature · historical figures · customs · traditions · self-determination · independence movements
cultural nationalismcosmopolitanism
Belief in shared humanity
globalism · internationalism · world citizenship · universalism · transnationalism
cultural nationalismmulticulturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
interculturalism · cultural hybridity · cultural relativism · cultural integration · syncretism