Intangible Heritage Embodied

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Silverman, Helaine. (Editor), Ruggles, D. Fairchild. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Humanities.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; Social Sciences.; Cultural Heritage.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0072-2

Archaeological research has long focused on studying tangible artifacts to build a picture of the cultures it examines. Equally important to understanding a culture, however, are the intangible elements that become part of its heritage. In 2003, UNESCO adopted a convention specifically to protect in...

Table of Contents:

• UNESCO and Intangible Heritage
• The Intangible Heritage of Gardens and Landscapes: Learning from Hiroshima
• Intangible Heritage and Performing Arts
• Terrains of African American Accomplishment at New Philadelphia
• Partition Memories: The Hidden Healer
• Geographies of Memory and Identity in Oceania
• Governance and Conservation of the Rapaz Khipu Heritage
• Intangible Heritage at Oklahoma City and the World Trade Center
• Kunqu after UNESCO: A Tale of Three Cities
• Pilgrims, Tourists, and Architechts: Preserving Intangible Culture at Champaner-Pavagadh
• Packaging Indigenous Cultures: Problematics and Empowerments in Safeguarding Intangible Language and Culture.