Publicomos

Notice (permalien)

Réf.

41490

Type

conference item

Titre

The sacred itinerary of the Huichol : an example of the complexity of the legal protection of the spirit of the place

Langues

English

Auteurs

Grande Ampudia, James Ritch / Becerril Miró, José Ernesto

Date

2008

Pages

10 p.

Titre de conférence

16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’

Lieu de conférence

Québec, Canada

Date de conférence

29 sept – 4 oct 2008

Mots-clés

natural sites / intangible heritage / protection / legal protection / identity / spirit of place / Aboriginal cultures / Aboriginal sites / tentative lists / sacred places / cultural routes / places of religion and ritual / legislation / rituals

Pays mentionnés

Mexico

Monuments et sites

Huichol Route, Mexico

Résumé en anglais

The Huichol Route through Natural Sacred Sites to Huiricuta has been included in the Mexican Tentative List; it is an east-west corridor of 800 kilometers that stretches from the Pacificcoast to the Chihuahan Desert. The route is sacred to the Huichol indigenous peoples, and has existed for millennia. It includes natural places (forests, rivers, rocks and landscapes) considered sacred sites.
Following an ancient tradition, annually, the Huichol undertake a pilgrimage through the sacred route renewing its cultural and spiritual meaning. This route represents an excellent example howthe relation between the immaterial heritage and natural places creates transcendental meanings for the identity and religious life of a community. When we analyze the design of a strategy for the protection of this itinerary, it is evident that the legal treatment of the spirit of the place represents a complex challenge for national cultural heritage legislation.

Document joint

77-uoSV-282.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)