Ritual, heritage and identity: the politics of culture and performance in a globalised world/ editors, Christiane Brosius, Karin M. Polit.

Contributor(s): Brosius, Christiane, ed | Polit, Karin M., edMaterial type: TextTextDescription: xv, 308 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN: 9780415677967Subject(s): Religion and sociology | Rites and ceremonies | EthnicityDDC classification: 320
Contents:
Introduction : ritual, heritage and identity in a globalised world / Christiane Brosius and Karin M. Polit -- Heritage in ritual and identity / Gregory J. Ashworth -- The 'ritualisation of ritual' in the construction of heritage / Richard Handler -- Useable pasts -- creative futures : how normative recognition opens new horizons for publicly committed scholars / Christine M. Merkel -- Performativity and dynamics of intangible cultural heritage / Christoph Wulf -- The cultural politics of transnational heritage rituals : Akshardham Cultural Complex in New Delhi / Christiane Brosius -- Political patronage and ritual competitions at Dussehra Festival in northern India / Daniela Berti -- Heritage, art and elections : popular culture, ritual and political competition in Uttarakhand / Karin M. Polit -- Randala ritual : women's heritage and identity in Gujarat, India / Purnima Shah -- Synthesising practice and performance, securing recognition : Thangmi cultural heritage in Nepal and India / Sara Shneiderman -- From 'wasteful superstition' to 'beautiful tradition' : changing assessments of popular ritual in late socialist Vietnam / Kirsten W. Endres -- Scripturalisation of ritual in eastern Nepal / Martin Gaenszle.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : ritual, heritage and identity in a globalised world / Christiane Brosius and Karin M. Polit --
Heritage in ritual and identity / Gregory J. Ashworth --
The 'ritualisation of ritual' in the construction of heritage / Richard Handler --
Useable pasts --
creative futures : how normative recognition opens new horizons for publicly committed scholars / Christine M. Merkel --
Performativity and dynamics of intangible cultural heritage / Christoph Wulf --
The cultural politics of transnational heritage rituals : Akshardham Cultural Complex in New Delhi / Christiane Brosius --
Political patronage and ritual competitions at Dussehra Festival in northern India / Daniela Berti --
Heritage, art and elections : popular culture, ritual and political competition in Uttarakhand / Karin M. Polit --
Randala ritual : women's heritage and identity in Gujarat, India / Purnima Shah --
Synthesising practice and performance, securing recognition : Thangmi cultural heritage in Nepal and India / Sara Shneiderman --
From 'wasteful superstition' to 'beautiful tradition' : changing assessments of popular ritual in late socialist Vietnam / Kirsten W. Endres --
Scripturalisation of ritual in eastern Nepal / Martin Gaenszle.

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