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‘Five feet from heaven’: The World Heritage convention, ‘mountains of meaning’ and inspirational landscapes. Identifying and protecting mountains’ intangible heritage values
For many centuries, mountains all over the world have been the focus of religious veneration and artistic production. They are what could be called ‘mountains of meaning’, mountains that have special meanings or spiritual values attributed to them, or mountains that inspire creative works or thoughts. The purpose of the 2002 ‘Celebrating Mountains’ conference was to rejoice at the diversity of mountains, and their meanings to our society. There can, perhaps, be no greater accolade than for a mountain to be included on the UNESCO World Heritage List: ‘sacred mountains are the World Heritage sites that enshrine the highest physical and spiritual values’ (Sernbaum 1997: 34). ‘Associative’ cultural landscapes are another type of property that the World Heritage Committee recognises. These too can have special meanings or spiritual values attributed to them, or are places that inspire creative works or thoughts. This category can also include mountains landscapes.
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The Green Colour of Paradisal Garden and Metaphoric Water: A Divine Gift and Promise from Allah to His People in the Islamic Religion and Environment
Lee-Niinioja, Hee Sook. 2020. The Green Colour of Paradisal Garden and Metaphoric Water: A Divine Gift and Promise from Allah to His People in the Islamic Religion and Environment. Southern Semiotic Review (12)
The Pacific War experience of Dutch Eurasian civilians in Java, 1942-48
Coté, Joost and Natsuko Akagawa. 2015. The Pacific war experience of Dutch Eurasian civilians in Java, 1942-48. In C. Twomey and E. Koh (eds.). The Pacific War: Aftermaths, Remembrance and Culture. Routledge: Oxon. pp. 110-132.
The Participation in the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: The role of Communities, Groups and Individuals
Sousa, Filomena. 2018. The Participation in the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage The role of Communities, Groups and Individuals. Memória Imaterial CRL, Portugal.
The Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage values under the World Heritage Convention
Beazley, Olwen and Harriet J. Deacon. The Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage values under the World Heritage Convention: Auschwitz, Hiroshima and Robben Island. In J.E. Blake (ed.) Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage – Challenges and Approaches. Builth Wells: Institute of Art and Law. pp.93-107.
The Subtle Power of Intangible Heritage
The use of expertise in the examination of nomination files under the Intangible Heritage Convention
Deacon, Harriet and Rieks Smeets. 2013.The use of expertise in the examination of nomination files under the Intangible Heritage Convention. Report of the researchers meeting on Evaluating the Inscription Criteria for the two Lists of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention, IRCI (International Research Centre for ICH in the Asia-Pacific Region). 10-11 January 2013: Tokyo, Japan.
The World Heritage Convention at 40: challenges for the work of ICOMOS
Buckley, Kristal. 2014. The World Heritage Convention at 40: challenges for the work of ICOMOS. Historic Environment 26(2): pp. 8-52.
Transmission and dissemination of the intangible scientific heritage: state of play and perspectives
Lempereur, Françoise. 2014. Transmission and dissemination of the intangible scientific heritage: state of play and perspectives. Culture et Musées.
Turismo étnico: sus trampas en algunos casos de comunidades indígenas de Costa Rica
Chang-Vargas, G. 2014. Turismo étnico: sus trampas en algunos casos de comunidades indígenas de Costa Rica. En Oviedo, J. y E. Rozo (eds.) Turismo cultural: retos y perspectivas en América Latina. Universidad del Externado. Bogotá: Colombia. pp. 393-422.
Understanding Heritage: Perspectives in Heritage Studies
Albert, Marie-Theres, Roland Bernecker, and Britta Rudolff (eds.). 2013. Understanding Heritage: Perspectives in Heritage Studies. De Gruyter.
Vu de Wallonie…
Lempereur, Françoise. 2011. Vue de Wallonie…Ouvrage recensé de Laurier Turgeon (sous la direction de) “Le Patrimoine immatériel de l’Amérique française”. Ethnologie française 40(3). Rabaska: revue d’ethnologie de l’Amérique française 9: pp. 214-222.
World Heritage: alternative futures
Rudolff, Britta and Kristal Buckley. 2016. World Heritage: alternative futures. In W. Logan, M. Craith and U. Kockel (eds.). A Companion to Heritage Studies. Wiley-Blackwell: West Sussex.
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