The religious heritage complex: legacy, conservation, and Christianity

"The Religious Heritage Complex examines religious institutions and heritage-making, arguing that the relationship between the two is not as clear-cut as some might think. In fact, the authors show that religious activity has always combined care for the past with conscious practices of heritag...

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Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: London [England] Bloomsbury 2019
In:Year: 2020
Edition:First edition
Series/Journal:Bloomsbury Studies in Material Religion
Further subjects:B Religion Historiography
B Archival materials Conservation and restoration
B Historiography Religious aspects
B Material Culture
B Electronic books
B Identity (Psychology) Religious aspects Christianity
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Summary:"The Religious Heritage Complex examines religious institutions and heritage-making, arguing that the relationship between the two is not as clear-cut as some might think. In fact, the authors show that religious activity has always combined care for the past with conscious practices of heritage-making, which they term 'the religious heritage complex.' The book considers the ways patrimony, religion, and identity interact in different contexts worldwide and how religious objects and sites function as identity. It focuses on heritage-making as a religious and material activity for the groups in charge of a religious inheritance, and considers heritage activities as a form of spiritual renewal and transmission. Case studies explore Christian, Afro-Brazilian, Muslim, and Buddhist traditions located in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. By investigating the longstanding and tightly-enmeshed connections that weave together religion and cultural heritage, this book allows us to think through the ambiguity of religious heritage."--
1. Foreword, Crispin Paine (Honorary Lecturer, UCL, University of London, UK) -- 2. Introduction, Cyril Isnart (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France) and Nathalie Cerezales (University Paris 1, France) Part 1: The Identity Functions of Religious Objects and Sites -- 3. Contemporary Vodun Memories of the Slave Trade Past in the Southern Benin, Gaetano Ciarcia ( Institut des Mondes Africains CNRS, France) -- 4. Cultural Heritage as a Religious Strategy. Heritage-making of the Candombl ̌Temples in Brazil, Mariana Ramos dos Morais (Cšor, EHESS-CNRS, France) -- 5. Church Heritage and Changes of the Antiquarian Gaze, Eva Lf̲gren & Ola Wetterberg (University of Gt̲eborg, Sweden) 6. Identities and Religious Heritage - The Case of Old Believers in Romania, Cristina Clopot (Heriot-Watt University, UK) -- 7. Cultivating Ambivalence: Cultural Heritage, Spirituality and Intimacy in Lisbon, Cyril Isnart (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France) -- 8. Cappadocia's Orthodox-Christian Heritage: Re-discovery and Re-sacralisation of Ottoman Churches in Search of Tourist Diversification, Aude Aylin de Tapia (Bogazii̇ University-Istanbul, Turkey) -- 9. Religious and Heritage Conversions: The Fate of Gong Sets in Vietnam's Central Highlands, Oscar Salemink (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) -- Part 2: Heritage-making as a Religious and Material Activity -- 10.Opposites attract: Historical Challenges Between Religious and Heritage Practices, Trinidad Rico (Rutgers University, USA) -- 11. The Invention of Sacred Art Museums in France. A Material History of Secularization: Gaspard Saltako (EHESS, France) -- 12. Assembling Altars: Vernacular Religious Practices and Mexican Cultural Heritages in North American Museums, Ethan Sharp (University of Kentucky, USA) -- 13. Religious Value and Cultural Value at Odds: Reflections on the French Case on 'patrimonialisation' and the Pastoral Care of Tourism, Isabelle Saint-Martin (École Pratiques des Hautes Études, France) -- 14. Catholic Church, Tourism and Religious Heritage: The Italian Case, Giovanna Rech (University of Trento, Italy) -- 15. Between Devotion and Heritage: the Holy Week Pasos in Spain, Nathalie Cerezales (Paris 1 Panthǒn-Sorbonne University, USA) -- Bibliography -- Index.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
ISBN:1350072516
Access:Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5040/9781350072541