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41835
Type
conference item
Titre
Intangible cultural heritage involved in tangible cultural heritage
Langues
English
Auteurs
Ito, Nobuo
Date
2003
Pagination de section
1-4
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
intangible heritage / monuments and sites / conservation / tangible and intangible
Résumé en anglais
The relationship between tangible cultural heritage,especially of monuments and sites, and intangible cultural
heritage is so close that it is impossible to separate. Therelationship may be roughly divided into two cases. First,
intangible cultural heritage is being materialized by thetangible cultural heritage, and secondly, intangible
culture playing the vital role within the establishment oftangible cultural heritage.
Intangible culture in the first case may be faith andreligion, philosophy, or the revelation perceived by
natural phenomenon. The deep understanding of suchintangible culture will give higher value to monuments
and sites. However, this point shall not be discussedtoday.
The relationship in the second case is more direct andtherefore easily understandable. The first intangible
cultural heritage to be discussed is technique. Usuallytechniques are not considered as culture, but, since it
includes a system, process, and ways of construction, etc.;it should of course be considered as intangible cultural
heritage. My paper will introduce in detail the techniquesand tools used in the construction of Japanese wooden
architecture. The relationship between tangible andintangible will be found all over the world. Thus, the
study and understanding of intangible cultural heritagewill offer an important basis for the maintenance,
custody, conservation, and repair of tangible culturalheritage.
heritage is so close that it is impossible to separate. Therelationship may be roughly divided into two cases. First,
intangible cultural heritage is being materialized by thetangible cultural heritage, and secondly, intangible
culture playing the vital role within the establishment oftangible cultural heritage.
Intangible culture in the first case may be faith andreligion, philosophy, or the revelation perceived by
natural phenomenon. The deep understanding of suchintangible culture will give higher value to monuments
and sites. However, this point shall not be discussedtoday.
The relationship in the second case is more direct andtherefore easily understandable. The first intangible
cultural heritage to be discussed is technique. Usuallytechniques are not considered as culture, but, since it
includes a system, process, and ways of construction, etc.;it should of course be considered as intangible cultural
heritage. My paper will introduce in detail the techniquesand tools used in the construction of Japanese wooden
architecture. The relationship between tangible andintangible will be found all over the world. Thus, the
study and understanding of intangible cultural heritagewill offer an important basis for the maintenance,
custody, conservation, and repair of tangible culturalheritage.
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