The intricacy of intangible cultural heritage: some perspectives on Ndebele earthen architecture

dc.contributor.authorVan Vuuren, Chris J.
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T08:24:24Z
dc.date.available2009-05-28T08:24:24Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractIntangible heritage has become a discourse both in the institutionalised heritage domain and in the academic world. This article dismantles the concept, deconstructs existing mythologies, and illuminates some of the core issues which have given rise to the current intricacies and dissonance. By using examples from Ndebele earthen architecture, such as the role of memory in the history of house form, spatial orientation in settlement, the role of gender in space and the intangibility of mural art, it is possible to gain insight into the web that weaves tangible and intangible heritage into a cohesive concept.en_US
dc.description.abstractDie ingewikkeldheid van ontasbare erfenis: perspektiewe aangaande Ndebele grondargitektuur. Ontasbare erfenis het ontwikkel in diskoerse in beide die instellingsgerigte en die akademiese wêreld. Die artikel ontbloot die konsep, dekonstrueer mitologieë en werp lig op sekere van die kerngedagtes wat aanleiding gee to die huidige kompleksiteite en onenighede. Met verwysing na Ndebele grondargitektuur soos die aanwending van geheue by die geskiedenis van woningvorm, ruimtelike orientasie by woning, die rol van geslag in ruimte en die ontasbaarheidsdimensie in muurverfkuns; word dit moontlik om insig te verkry in die net wat tasbare en ontasbare erfenis saamweef tot ‘n eenheid.af
dc.identifier.citationVan Vuuren, CJ 2008, 'The intricacy of intangible cultural heritage: some perspectives on Ndebele earthen architecture', South African Journal of Art History, vol. 23, no.2, pp. 14-24. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_sajah.html]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0258-3542
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/10234
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherArt Historical Work Group of South Africaen_US
dc.rightsArt Historical Work Group of South Africaen_US
dc.subjectEarthen architectureen_US
dc.subjectIntangible heritageen_US
dc.subject.lcshNdebele (African people) -- Architectureen
dc.subject.lcshIntangible propertyen
dc.subject.lcshOral traditionen
dc.subject.lcshNdebele (African people) -- Social life and customsen
dc.subject.lcshCultural propertyen
dc.titleThe intricacy of intangible cultural heritage: some perspectives on Ndebele earthen architectureen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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