Publicomos

Réf.

43501

Type

article

Titre

The meaning of cultural conservation in Muslim societies

Langues

English

Auteurs

Arkoun, Mohammed

Maison d'édition

ICOMOS

Date

1994

Pages

p. 45-49

Titre de la revue

ICOMOS Scientific Journal

Vol. & n°

v. 3

ISBN

955-613-054-3

Mots-clés

philosophy of conservation / history of conservation / Islamic cultures / comparative analysis / concepts / religions / cultural heritage / social aspects / ethnology

Résumé en anglais

In "The Meaning of Cultural Conservation in Muslim Societies" Professor Arkoun points to an important psychological and intellectual difference in the way Muslims regard cultural conservation, the Muslim's perspective being theological and mythical, the European's historical, based on the evidence of written or material documents. There is an urgent need for new conceptual tools to address correctly the question of conservation in Muslim Societies and to elaborate an adequate terminology in the perspective of cultural semiology. Conservation is a radical endeavour to re-think the historical process of semiological disintegration and the necessary conditions of re-integration in the new context created by material and intellectual modernity. Politically, it is essential to conceive and to present conservation as a vital part of social and cultural development, and not as a luxurious exercise for tourists or rich amateurs.

Document joint

ICOMOS_Sc_J_v3_p45-49_Arkoun.pdf

Licence

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