The Religious Heritage Complex
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The Religious Heritage Complex

Legacy, Conservation, and Christianity

  1. 280 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Religious Heritage Complex

Legacy, Conservation, and Christianity

About this book

The Religious Heritage Complex examines heritage-making of Christian-related legacies led by secular and clerical institutions. It argues that the relationship between public policies and spiritual practices is not as clear-cut as some might think. In fact, the authors show that religious activity has always combined care for the past with conscious practices of heritage-making, which they term "the religious heritage complex." The book considers the ways patrimony, religion, and identity interact in different Christian contexts worldwide and how religious objects and sites function as identity symbols. It focuses on heritage-making as a religious and material activity for the groups in charge of a sacred inheritance and considers heritage activities as one of the forms of spiritual renewal and transmission. Case studies explore various Christian traditions located in Europe, the Americas, and Africa, investigating the longstanding and tightly-enmeshed connections that weave together religion and cultural heritage. Through comparing ecclesiastical and civil heritage institutions, this book allows us to consider the ambiguity of religious heritage.

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Yes, you can access The Religious Heritage Complex by Cyril Isnart, Nathalie Cerezales, Cyril Isnart,Nathalie Cerezales in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Cultural & Social Anthropology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover page
  2. Halftitle page
  3. Series page
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright page
  6. Contents
  7. Figures
  8. Contributors
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Introduction
  11. 1 The Church Building as a Practiced Duality of Religion and Heritage
  12. 2 Iconography and Religious Heritage The Russian Old Believers of Romania
  13. 3 Cappadociaā€™s Ottoman-Greek-Orthodox Heritage The Making, Unmaking, and Remaking of a Religious Heritage Complex
  14. 4 The Other Face of Secularization
  15. 5 Aesthetic and Faith-based Views The Heritagization Process of the French Catholic Churches Confronted by Tourism
  16. 6 The Religious Heritage Complex in Italy Faith, Tourism, and the Church
  17. 7 Between Devotion and Heritage The Holy Week Pasos in Spain
  18. 8 Managing Ambivalence Heritage, Rituals, and Intimacy in Lisbon (Portugal)1
  19. 9 Cultural Heritage as a Religious Strategy Heritage-making at the CandomblƩ Temples in Brazil
  20. 10 Contemporary Vodun Memories of the Slave Trade Past in Southern Benin
  21. 11 Assembling Altars Vernacular Religious Practices and Mexican Cultural Heritages in North American Museums
  22. 12 The Library of the White Fathers in Tunis Interview with Jean Fontaine
  23. 13 The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela Interview with JosƩ Francisco Blanco FandiƱo
  24. 14 The Religious Heritage Complex in Context Concluding Thoughts
  25. Notes
  26. References
  27. Index