parochialism

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English parochial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English parochialism From parochial + -ism.

1. The quality or state of being parochial; especially: selfish pettiness or narrowness (as of interests, opinions, or views).

   “Tzvetan Todorov has shrewdly argued that the whole notion of "primitive narrative" is a kind of mental mirage engendered by modern parochialism, for the more closely you look at a particular ancient narrative, the more you are compelled to recognize the complexity and subtlety with which it is formally organized and with which it renders its subjects, and the more you see how it is conscious of its necessary status as artful discourse.”

   “This is also a transition away from Judean Temple parochialism, to cosmic sovereignty on the part of Yahweh, as we've seen, I think, in Ezekiel.”