Difference between revisions of "Documentation of Intangible Cultural Heritage"
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Identifying those practices, expressions, traditions, and beliefs that communities and groups recognize as part of their [[Cultural Heritage|cultural heritage]]. According to UNESCO, this act of documentation has the function of providing a record of intangible cultural heritage, as well as identifying the fragility of practices, thus enabling the development of effective safeguards. In 2003, the Convention on Safeguarding of the [[Intangible Cultural Heritage]], was established. | Identifying those practices, expressions, traditions, and beliefs that communities and groups recognize as part of their [[Cultural Heritage|cultural heritage]]. According to UNESCO, this act of documentation has the function of providing a record of intangible cultural heritage, as well as identifying the fragility of practices, thus enabling the development of effective safeguards. In 2003, the Convention on Safeguarding of the [[Intangible Cultural Heritage]], was established. | ||
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| + | == External links and references == | ||
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| + | * [http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=EN&pg=00022 Text of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage] | ||
| + | * [http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=EN&pg=home UNESCO Culture Sector] | ||
| + | * [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/santiago/culture/intangible-heritage/lists-of-intangible-cultural-heritage/ List of intangible cultural heritage sites] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:18, 3 April 2014
Documentation of Intangible Cultural Heritage[edit]
Identifying those practices, expressions, traditions, and beliefs that communities and groups recognize as part of their cultural heritage. According to UNESCO, this act of documentation has the function of providing a record of intangible cultural heritage, as well as identifying the fragility of practices, thus enabling the development of effective safeguards. In 2003, the Convention on Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, was established.
