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Where is the borderline between an intangible and a tangible heritage expression? Is there a real difference between a cultural space and an associative cultural landscape? Would it make more sense to categorize heritage expressions along different concepts than their decree of physical materialization? How does this somewhat arbitrary division influence the way we perceive our heritage nowadays?
'Intangible and tangible heritage - a topology of culture in contexts of faith' presents a conceptual framework which could enable heritage professionals to approach cultural heritage in a more holistic understanding. The book emphasizes opportunities for a re-combination - in conceptual and practical terms - of two recently divided heritage concepts: the so-called 'intangible' and 'tangible' heritage. In arguing that the above division is not supportive to observing the dynamic construction and re-affirmation processes of heritage and identity, and further, that this division is a risk to the preservation of the shared heritage of humankind, the author emphasizes the importance of halting and redirecting the progressing divergence of the two fields.
With the concept of heritage topologies, the book introduces an innovative discourse to heritage studies and a new methodology to heritage identification. It is a fascinating tool for heritage studies students and scholars as well as heritage practitioners, for not only the analysis but also understanding and preservation of heritage expressions.
Larbi Sadiki is this book introduces his theory of democratic faragh: the void of power and the power of void, based on five central theses and considering contemporary political transitions as well as democratic movements in the Arab Middle East. Our chapter aims to illustrate that the theory of democratic faragh is not only relevant for political contexts, such as state-society relations and societal contests of state power, but applies equally to socio-cultural and heritage phenomena as well as to religious community relations. In outlining a general tendency towards total powers in the Arab Middle East, even beyond the political realm, and in analyzing the renegotiation, retreats and de-imagination of religious power, this contribution expands the theory of power void to explicitly non-state structures.
Traditional knowledge of the system of water distribution to farmlands sharing the same scarce fresh water resources has created relationships which are based on justice and equal rights among members of the farming communities of Bahrain. Over the centuries, the need to manage water irrigation led to the development of customary codes which regulated schedules of irrigation, the division of water resources and their equitablefair distribution. This framework was informed by both pre-Islamic customary oral traditions and Islamic ethics, and was transmitted from generation to generation. The inherited intangible heritage of irrigation law is complex and remained in use until the 1960s.
In more recent times, individual farmers using water pumps and networks of pipelines of government treated sewage effluent (TSE) were not motivated to maintain traditional water management customs and have consequently stoppedrelinquished from attending communal gatherings and disregarded the customary laws which regulated notions of fairness among them for centuries. The resulting uncontrolled usage of the underground aquifers by those digging their own wells has in many areas, led to over-exploitation of water resources and to the increased salinisation of the underground water reservoirs. At present, initiatives are being set up to raise awareness of the importance of the customary irrigation laws in ensuring the fair distribution and sustainability of a rare resource on the island. Fortunately, a number of Bahraini farmers continue to follow the traditional codes and have become valuable knowledge bearers who are encouraged to share their wisdom and skills with their colleagues.
In this articlepaper, the authors document aspects of the sophisticated intangible heritage of customary water irrigation law in Bahrain, covering its features, key players, and the cross-generational transmission as part of an oral knowledge system, which in parts survived and in other parts ceased to exist. They further highlight how this ancient knowledge can become a basis for sustainable water resource management in Bahrain, as well as playing a role in disseminating notions of fairness, equity and consent, public deliberation and conflict resolution in a local context.
When the 2003 Convention was drafted a decade ago, one of its aims was to overcome the perceived exclusions and shortcomings of the earlier UNESCO Conventions, in particular the World Heritage Convention. The intention was to adopt a legally binding instrument, which allowed for stronger representation of heritage expressions of the South, which placed communities and grass-roots initiatives at the centre of its activities, and which would strengthen the recognition of and support for heritage practitioners. On the occasion of the Convention’s tenth anniversary, this paper offers a review of the Convention’s success rate in community involvement by focusing on two aspects: the degree to which communities were the driving forces or strongly involved partners in the preparation of candidature files for the Convention’s Intangible Heritage Lists and the way in which their free, prior and informed consent was documented. Based on these findings the paper reflects on potential further improvements towards the Convention’s aims within the forthcoming decade and also briefly discusses if the other UNESCO cultural heritage conventions, in particular the World Heritage Convention, could benefit from the introduction of the concept of free, prior and informed consent to document community support and involvement.
Time Frames provides a reconnaissance on the conservation rules and current protection policies of more than 100 countries, with particular attention to the emerging nations and twentieth-century architecture. The contributions illustrate the critical issues related to architectural listings, with a brief history of national approaches, a linkography and a short bibliography. The book also provides a short critical lexicography, with 12 papers written by scholars and experts including topics on identities, heritages, conservation, memories and the economy. By examining the methods used to designate building as heritage sites across the continents, this book provides a comprehensive overview of current protection policies of twentieth-century architecture as well as the role of architectural history.