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Anthropological Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage

A decade after the approval of the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), the concept has gained wide acceptance at the local, national and international levels. Communities are recognizing and celebrating their Intangible Heritage; governments are devotin...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Arizpe, Lourdes. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Amescua, Cristina. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace, 6
Subjects:
Environmental law.
Environmental policy.
Cultural heritage.
Anthropology.
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.
Cultural Heritage.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00855-4
Table of Contents:
  • Between Arbitration and Engineering: Concepts and Contingencies in the Shaping of Heritage Regimes
  • Singularity and Micro Regional Strategies in Intangible Cultural Heritage
  • Beyond Tradition: Cultural Mediation in the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
  • Brief Evaluation of Items on Intangible Cultural Heritage
  • Challenges for Anthropological Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage
  • New Directions in the Study of Cultural Transmission
  • Thoughts on Intangibility and Transmission
  • Intangible Cultural Heritage Policy in Japan
  • Anthropology of Intangible Cultural Heritage and Migration: an Uncharted Field
  • General Discussion Identifying Key Issues.

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