| Description |
xv, 308 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: 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 |
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Machine generated contents note: pt. 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 -- pt. 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 -- |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cultural property.
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Nationalism.
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Ethnicity.
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Religion and sociology.
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Rites and ceremonies.
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Ritual.
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| Author |
Brosius, Christiane, 1966- editor
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Polit, Karin M. (Karin Margret), editor
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| LC no. |
2012337673 |
| ISBN |
9780415677967 |
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