Rethinking the spirit of place: conceptual convolutions and preservation pragmatics

Silva, Kapila D. (2008) Rethinking the spirit of place: conceptual convolutions and preservation pragmatics. In: 16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’, 29 sept – 4 oct 2008, Quebec, Canada. [Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier]

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Bringing theories form anthropological, psychological, and environmental disciplines together, this paper proposes a definition of the notion of spirit of place, its constituents, and how the tangible and intangible aspects of a place and culture evoke such a spirit of place and memory of it. It then uses that conceptual framework to critique the current definitions of constructs such as tangible and intangible heritage and heritage values, showing their conceptual convolutions and limited practicality in preservation. The paper then discusses how such definition could lead the conservation policies and practices as well as social & economic sustainability of a historic place. Finally it presents a case study of a World Heritage site in Sri Lanka in order to illustrate the thesis postulated in the paper.

Type:	Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier (Article)
Auteurs:	Auteurs E-mail Silva, Kapila D. NON SPECIFIÉ
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés libres:	intangible heritage; spirit of place; concept; conservation; sacred places; historic town; World Heritage List
Sujets:	M.CONVENTION DU PATRIMOINE MONDIAL > 03. Liste du Patrimoine Mondial O.PATRIMOINE IMMATERIEL > 01. Généralités A. ASPECTS GENERAUX ET THEORIQUES > 02. Concept et définition H.TYPES DE PATRIMOINE > 17. Patrimoine culturel immatériel H.TYPES DE PATRIMOINE > 12. Villes et villages historiques
Nom du monument, ville, site, musée:	Sacred City of Kandy, Sri Lanka
Numéro WHC:	450
Collections spéciales:	Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
Volume de la collection spéciale:	2008, 16th
Déposé par:	Jose Garcia
Date de dépôt:	17 septembre 2010 10:18
Dernière modification:	27 juillet 2023 12:47
Références:	Duncan, James .S. 1990. The City as text: The politics of landscape interpretation in the Kandyan Kingdom. Cambridge, UK: University of Cambridge Press. Rapoport, Amos. 2005. Culture, Architecture, and Design. Chicago: Locke Science Publishing. Silva, K. D. 2004. Mapping meaning in the city image: Towards preserving the imageability of urban cultural landscapes, Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Milwaukee, USA: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Silva, K.D. 2006. Conserving Asian Urban Heritage: The need for re-conceptualizing value-based management approach; Edited by Siriwan Silpacharanan and Jeffrey Campbell. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Asian Approaches to Conservation. Bangkok, Thailand: Chulalongkorn University: pp. 16-23. UNESCO. 2003. Convention for the Safeguard of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Paris: UNESCO.
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/143

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