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Cover image for book Cultural Heritages as Reflexive Traditions

Cultural Heritages as Reflexive Traditions

By:U. Kockel
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781403997487
eText ISBN:9780230285941
Edition:0
Copyright:2007
Format:Page Fidelity

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Drawing on anthropological fieldwork, this book presents case studies illustrating the re-conceptualization of heritages and traditions in selected locations in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. The authors review the importance of oral traditions as markers of identity and consider competing narratives of heritage in postcolonial societies.