Intangible Heritage [Hardcover]

This volume examines the implications and consequences of the idea of intangible heritage to current international academic and policy debates about the meaning and nature of cultural heritage and the management processes developed to protect it. It provides an accessible account of the different ways in which intangible cultural heritage has been defined and managed in both national and international contexts, and aims to facilitate international debate about the meaning, nature and value of not only intangible cultural heritage, but heritage more generally.

Intangible Heritagefills a significant gap in the heritage literature available and represents a significant cross section of ideas and practices associated with intangible cultural heritage. The authors brought together for this volume represent some of the key academics and practitioners working in the area, and discuss research and practices from a range of countries, including: Zimbabwe, Morocco, South Africa, Japan, Australia, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, USA, Brazil and Indonesia, and bring together a range of areas of expertise which include anthropology, law, heritage studies, archaeology, museum studies, folklore, architecture, Indigenous studies and history.

1. Introduction Laurajane Smith and Natsuko Akagawa  Part 1:Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: Reflections on History and Concepts  2. From the Proclamation of Masterpieces to the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage Noriko Aikawa-Faure  3. UNESCOs 2003 Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage  the Implications of Community Involvement in Safeguarding Janet Blake  4. The Authentic Illusion: Humanitys Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Moroccan Experience Ahmed Skounti  5. Intangible Heritage alS°