Milos Milenkovic

Intangible Cultural Heritage and Reconciliation in the Western Balkans (eBook, PDF)

An Anthropological Perspective

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book considers the sensitive heritage elements linked to the very issue of the origins of nations. Beliefs, rituals, and traditional knowledge are examples of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), which communities globally regard as the core of their cultural identity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040091593
• Artikelnr.: 70883325

Autorenporträt

MiloS Milenkovic is Professor at the Department of Ethnology and Anthropology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements



1 Introduction: Anthropological aims, ethnological means

Part I Approaching ICH after post-cultural Anthropology

2 Heritage denialism: Anthropology and critical heritage studies against ICH safeguarding

3 Post-cultural anthropology: The source of contemporary heritage denialism

Part II Ethnologists as expert-bureaucrats: Lessons from the Western Balkans

4 Beyond anthropology versus ethnology in former Yugoslavia

5 Fieldwork: Method and context

6 The ethnic versus territorial attribution of minority, contested, and shared intangible heritage

7 Professional expertise versus the politicization of knowledge in ICH arena

8 Heritage disciplines within ICH reconciliation and development framework in the Western Balkans

Part III Ne nuntium necare

Conclusion: Putting anthropology back to heritage

Name Index

Subject Index

Rezensionen

"Milos Milenkovic's book dares us to think positively about the structures for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage, and the work these structures and intangible heritage more generally can do for society. In doing so, he unpacks the destructive possibilities of critique for critique's sake and points to a brighter landscape where critique and critical thinking come together not to destroy, but to build; where heritage is not (only) a tool of manipulation, but also a (potential) tool of resilience and peace."

- Lucas Lixinski, Professor at the Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney

"This is a timely book and a brave one, attempting to overcome the contrast, and occasional conflict, between ethnology and anthropology in Eastern Europe. Drawing on extensive fieldwork from the Western Balkans and engagement with policymakers and NGOs, Milenkovic argues that the two sister disciplines are complementary rather than in competition. His refreshing and original view on intangible cultural heritage has the potential to enrich both disciplines, and could have an impact on policy and ideology at this time of neo-nationalism and polarization. Although the book has a regional focus, the message is relevant for comparative analysis and anthropological theory, and it deserves a wide readership."

- Thomas Hylland Eriksen, University of Oslo