Living Heritage in a Changing World (eBook)

The Dynamics of Nomadic Culture in China

Xuanlin Liu (Autor)

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2025
Taylor & Francis (Verlag)
978-1-040-42018-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This book explores living heritage through nomadic heritage in Inner Mongolia, China. Using a critical heritage approach, it examines how heritage is understood and enacted within changing communities and shifting lifestyles, revealing the dynamic nature of nomadic cultural heritage.This book critically re-examines nomadic heritage, capturing socio-cultural transformations and engaging in an ontological inquiry into living heritage. By bridging theory and practice, as well as tangible and intangible heritage, it redefines heritage's intrinsic logic in a changing world. Focusing on the ger, a dwelling central to Mongolian nomadic life, it analyses the continuity and transformation of ger practices. Using ethnographic research, it highlights the human-material-environment dynamic and the agency of multiple stakeholders in shaping heritage.This work is a key contribution to living heritage and nomadic heritage studies, offering valuable insights for scholars, professionals and those interested in nomadic culture.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.9.2025
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
• ISBN-10: 1-040-42018-4 / 1040420184
• ISBN-13: 978-1-040-42018-8 / 9781040420188