The case of Nyanga Cultural Landscape, N.E. Zimbabwe

Mupira, Paul (2003) The case of Nyanga Cultural Landscape, N.E. Zimbabwe. In: 14th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Place, memory, meaning: preserving intangible values in monuments and sites’, 27 – 31 oct 2003, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. [Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier]

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A present or past identity is often closely associated with specific locations and structures in the landscape. The concept of a sense of belonging to a place enshrined in religious and spiritual beliefs affects a community's disposition towards the past. Usually local communities care for only those material elements that have direct significance to their spiritual apparatus. As Cleere (1989: 8) points out some sites may be sacrosanct and unalienable, but other manifestations of the past may be demolished or neglected as having no significance. Following this argument, the paper looks at the Nyanga community’s perception of the past, and explores the nature of this restricted concern. In order to solicit attitudes regarding spiritual beliefs the locals were asked whether they held the terraces as sacred. The diverse perceptions that emerged have important implications on the management of the cultural landscape.

Type:	Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier (Article)
Auteurs:	Auteurs E-mail Mupira, Paul NON SPECIFIÉ
Langues:	English
Mots-clés libres:	cultural landscape; sacred places; local community; protection; management
Sujets:	E. CONSERVATION ET RESTAURATION > 05. Sites E. CONSERVATION ET RESTAURATION > 07. Gestion H. TYPES DE PATRIMOINE > 06. Paysages culturels O. PATRIMOINE IMMATERIEL > 01. Généralités H. TYPES DE PATRIMOINE > 19A. Sites de religion et de rituel
Nom du monument, ville, site, musée:	Nyanga Cultural Landscape, Zimbabwe
Collections spéciales:	Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
Volume de la collection spéciale:	2003, 14th
Déposé par:	Jose Garcia
Date de dépôt:	14 décembre 2010 19:22
Dernière modification:	30 août 2023 14:47
Références:	Cleere, H. (1989) Introduction: The Rationale of archaeological Heritage Management. In: Cleere, H. (ed) Archaeological Heritage Management in the Modern World. Unwin Hyman, London, pp 1-19. Mackinnon, J. et al (1986) Managing Protected Areas in the Tropics. IUCN. Switzerland. Matowanyika, J. (1991) Indigenous Resource Management and Sustainability in Rural Zimbabwe: An Exploration of Practices and Concepts in Commonlands. PhD Thesis, Waterloo. Ontario.
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/497

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