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URN: urn:nbn:de:hebis:77-21095
URL: http://ubm.opus.hbz-nrw.de/volltexte/2009/2109/

Intangible and tangible heritage

Rudolff, Britta

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Freie Schlagwörter (Deutsch): Kulturerbe , Weltkulturerbe
Freie Schlagwörter (Englisch): heritage , world heritage
Fachbereich: 09: Chemie, Pharmazie und Geowissenschaft
DDC-Sachgruppe: 910 - Geografie, Reisen
DDC-Sachgruppe: 720 - Architektur
Dokumentart: Dissertation
Sprache: Englisch
Jahr: 2006
Publikationsdatum: 26.10.2009
Inhaltszusammenfassung auf Englisch: ‘Intangible and tangible heritage – a topology of culture in contexts of faith’ presents a conceptual framework which could enable heritage professionals to approach cul-tural heritage in a more holistic understanding. My work emphasizes opportunities for a re-combination – in conceptual and practical terms – of two recently divided heritage typologies: the so-called ‘intangible’ and ‘tangible’ heritage. In arguing that the above division cannot be maintained when observing the dynamic construction and re-affirmation processes of heritage and identity, and further, that this division is a risk to the preservation of the heritage of humankind, I will emphasize that it is important to halt and redirect the progressing divergence of the two fields. This is particularly necessary in the context of UNESCO, which is the driving force behind this conceptual separation. rnTo achieve a conceptual recombination I propose to approach heritage by means of topologies instead of typologies. In topological analysis the researcher’s focus shifts from heritage expressions towards ideas or concepts of heritage, which are defined as logos localised in place, topos, and are proposed to be analysed by means of semiotic phenomenology. Finally, I describe the findings of a topological analysis conducted for a particular heritage concept: the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus.