This book is an interdisciplinary endeavour to deal with ritual practice and the notions of authenticity and locality to better understand concepts of cultural heritage, identity and nation in a globalised context.
This book is an interdisciplinary endeavour to deal with ritual practice and the notions of authenticity and locality to better understand concepts of cultural heritage, identity and nation in a globalised context.
Christiane Brosius is Professor and Chair of Visual and Media Anthropology at Karl Jaspers Center of Transcultural Studies, Heidelberg, Germany. Karin Polit is Research Associate in Anthropology at Institute for Ethnology, University of Heidelberg.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Plates and Figures Glossary Acknowledgements Introduction: Ritual, Heritage and Identity in a Globalised World/Christiane Brosius and Karin M. Polit Part I: Framing Heritage 1. Heritage in Ritual and Identity/Gregory J. Ashworth 2. The 'Ritualisation of Ritual' in the Construction of Heritage/Richard Handler 3. Useable Pasts Creative Futures: How Normative Recognition Opens New Horizons for Publicly Committed Scholars/Christine M. Merkel 4. Performativity and Dynamics of Intangible Cultural Heritage/Christoph Wulf Part II: Ethnography and Practice 5. The Cultural Politics of Transnational Heritage Rituals: Akshardham Cultural Complex in New Delhi/Christiane Brosius 6. Political Patronage and Ritual Competitions at Dussehra Festival in Northern India/Daniela Berti 7. Heritage, Art and Elections: Popular Culture, Ritual and Political Competition in Uttarakhand/Karin M. Polit 8. Randala Ritual: Women's Heritage and Identity in Gujarat, India/Purnima Shah 9. Synthesising Practice and Performance, Securing Recognition: Thangmi Cultural Heritage in Nepal and India/Sara Shneiderman 10. From 'Wasteful Superstition' to 'Beautiful Tradition': Changing Assessments of Popular Ritual in Late Socialist Vietnam/Kirsten W. Endres 11. Scripturalisation of Ritual in Eastern Nepal/Martin Gaenszle About the Editors Notes on Contributors Index.
List of Plates and Figures Glossary Acknowledgements Introduction: Ritual, Heritage and Identity in a Globalised World/Christiane Brosius and Karin M. Polit Part I: Framing Heritage 1. Heritage in Ritual and Identity/Gregory J. Ashworth 2. The 'Ritualisation of Ritual' in the Construction of Heritage/Richard Handler 3. Useable Pasts Creative Futures: How Normative Recognition Opens New Horizons for Publicly Committed Scholars/Christine M. Merkel 4. Performativity and Dynamics of Intangible Cultural Heritage/Christoph Wulf Part II: Ethnography and Practice 5. The Cultural Politics of Transnational Heritage Rituals: Akshardham Cultural Complex in New Delhi/Christiane Brosius 6. Political Patronage and Ritual Competitions at Dussehra Festival in Northern India/Daniela Berti 7. Heritage, Art and Elections: Popular Culture, Ritual and Political Competition in Uttarakhand/Karin M. Polit 8. Randala Ritual: Women's Heritage and Identity in Gujarat, India/Purnima Shah 9. Synthesising Practice and Performance, Securing Recognition: Thangmi Cultural Heritage in Nepal and India/Sara Shneiderman 10. From 'Wasteful Superstition' to 'Beautiful Tradition': Changing Assessments of Popular Ritual in Late Socialist Vietnam/Kirsten W. Endres 11. Scripturalisation of Ritual in Eastern Nepal/Martin Gaenszle About the Editors Notes on Contributors Index.
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