قيم الحرف اليدوية في المجتمع الجزائري: قيم النحاسين بقسنطينة نموذجا

Abstract EN

Over the last five decades, globalization has had a great impact on the changes that the Algerian society, in general, and the city of Constantine, in particular, have witnessed.

these changes touched the social, cultural and economic aspects of the region in positive and negative ways.

this resulted in the formation of new practices that are strange for the local community.

therefore, we have to re-examine the essence of the cultural heritage of the region.

the theoretical and practical parts of the present study underline the implicit values of the craft of copper in the city of Constantine.

we relied on observing the community of copper craftsmen to understand the codes, meanings and practices of this craft at the level of the craftsmen per se, the clients and the traders.

at the end, the study revealed that the manufacturing of copper plates is not a mere production of concrete objects; rather, by looking profoundly, it is the production of deeply ingrained values that reflect the society's style of learning and living.

the understanding of these values differs from one individual to another depending on their social positions and roles.

furthermore, this study showed that such an understanding contributes to the lasting development of the sector of crafts and traditional industry.