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Réf.

41848

Type

conference item

Titre

The case of Nyanga cultural landscape, N.E. Zimbabwe

Langues

English

Auteurs

Mupira, Paul

Lieu de publication

Paris

Pays de publication

France

Maison d'édition

ICOMOS

Date

2005

Pages

5 p.

Addenda

Handwritten page numbers 209-213 on the printed collected papers.

Titre de conférence

14th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Place, memory, meaning: preserving intangible values in monuments and sites’

Lieu de conférence

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Date de conférence

27 – 31 oct 2003

Mots-clés

cultural landscapes / archaeological landscapes / agricultural landscapes / sacred places / protection / conservation of historic sites / management / places of religion and ritual / local communities / intangible cultural heritage

Pays mentionnés

Zimbabwe

Monuments et sites

Nyanga Cultural Landscape, Zimbabwe

Résumé en anglais

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.

Document joint

B2_-_4_-_Mupira.pdf

Licence

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

Document source

26567 - English #26567

N° d'entrée et cote

14852