Intangible Cultural Heritage in Religious Contexts: a Comparative Legal Study

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Titel: Intangible Cultural Heritage in Religious Contexts: a Comparative Legal Study
Autoren: Thiago Rafael Burckhart
Quelle: Pensar, Vol 30 (2025)
Verlagsinformationen: Fundacao Edson Queiroz, 2025.
Publikationsjahr: 2025
Schlagwörter: Southern Europe, Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence, Religious spaces, Intangible cultural heritage law, K1-7720, Law, Safeguarding measures
Beschreibung: This article aims to analyze the interconnections between tangible and intangible religious heritage, by underlining the role of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) legal instruments, such as safeguarding measures, in improving the protection of its associated heritage: the “tangible” dimension of religious spaces. To that end, a comparative empirical analysis is conducted on the elements inscribed in the ICH UNESCO list database from Southern Europe, focusing on the implemented safeguarding measures described both in Nomination Files and Periodic State Reports. The analysis is grounded on the field of comparative public law and public international law, and addresses an interdisciplinary perspective between legal and political science, with a focus on law and policy enforcement. The article analysis the legal definition of ICH; dives into the concepts of religious heritage and religious spaces; and then, analyses how ICH instruments can foster sustainability in religious spaces, through safeguarding measures.
Publikationsart: Article
ISSN: 2317-2150
1519-8464
DOI: 10.5020/2317-2150.2025.15981
Zugangs-URL: https://doaj.org/article/739d102c65c04ceaa9a6ba43d013bacd
Rights: CC BY NC
Dokumentencode: edsair.doi.dedup.....268e8e2dbb3c0fa204b48bbdbf56b5ff
Datenbank: OpenAIRE
Beschreibung
Abstract:This article aims to analyze the interconnections between tangible and intangible religious heritage, by underlining the role of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) legal instruments, such as safeguarding measures, in improving the protection of its associated heritage: the “tangible” dimension of religious spaces. To that end, a comparative empirical analysis is conducted on the elements inscribed in the ICH UNESCO list database from Southern Europe, focusing on the implemented safeguarding measures described both in Nomination Files and Periodic State Reports. The analysis is grounded on the field of comparative public law and public international law, and addresses an interdisciplinary perspective between legal and political science, with a focus on law and policy enforcement. The article analysis the legal definition of ICH; dives into the concepts of religious heritage and religious spaces; and then, analyses how ICH instruments can foster sustainability in religious spaces, through safeguarding measures.
ISSN:23172150
15198464
DOI:10.5020/2317-2150.2025.15981