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In den 20 Beiträgen des Sammelbandes versuchen nigerianische Wissenschaftler die nicht-materiellen Aspekte nigerianischen (bzw. afrikanischen) kulturellen Erbes herauszuarbeiten. Mehrer Aufsätze befassen sich mit philosophischen Aspekten afrikanischer Kultur und stellen die Frage, worin diese (bzw. die nigerianische) bestehe. Andere setzen sich mit dem künstlerischen Erbe und seiner Bedeutung auseinander; das Themenspektrum reicht hier von der Folklore bis zur Literatur. Weitere Autoren analysieren afrikanischen Theismus, afrikanische Ethik und Christentum sowie islamische Ethik. Die politische Kultur Nigerias und ihre Rolle in der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung sind ein weiterer Themenschwerpunkt. Darüber hinaus untersucht ein Autor den Beitrag der traditionellen afrikanischen Medizin zu einer ganzheitlichen Sichtweise von Gesundheit und Krankheit. (DÜI-Sbd)

24 páginas. ; Cultural Heritage is a group of resources identified as a reflection of certain val-ues, beliefs, knowledge and tradition by a certain community. These resources are subject to management, preservation and diffusion through legislative and administrative means, which makes cultural heritage fall within the scope of Pro-tected sites, one of the spatial data themes established in Annex I of the INSPIRE Directive. The INSPIRE Data Specification on Protected Sites thus serves as the starting point for modelling cultural heritage information in order to implement, distribute and share it in an interoperable framework based on Spatial Data Infrastructures. Unfortunately, this data specification was primarily conceived for natural protected sites, which makes an extension necessary if it is to be applied to cultural features. This paper proposes an extension composed of three parts: one devoted to administrative information —including legal protection—, another describes the feature itself, and, a third part is dedicated to the inclusion of additional documentation (texts, images, etc.). ; The work presented here has been partially supported by the Spanish Government through the projects "Investigación en tecnologías para la valoración y conservación del Patrimonio Cultural" (CONSOLIDER INGENIO 2010CSD2007-00058) and SPATRIAL-"Definición de un Modelo para la Representación de Aspectos Espaciales del Patrimonio" (HAR2009-1226, Programa Nacional de I+D+I, Ministry of Science). ; Peer reviewed

The issue of cultural heritage in urban settings is of increasing importance as cities seek a better future in a globalizing world. This article aims to explore how such heritage themes and assets are treated in rapidly urbanizing cities to redress the creation of tabula rasa. Using the case study of Singapore's latest attempt to build a distinctive global city, the article will analyze the changing images of heritage and discuss how heritage conservation may yet give urban redevelopment unique places. The challenge for Singapore, as in other cities, is to identify those parts of the urban environment most worthy of preservation while fostering a new and distinctive skyline.

The author argues that anthropology can help define a much broader, richer and culturally more diverse concept of heritage. He advocates for a more democratic and pluralist State policy that takes into account the diversity and complexity of Brazilian society, valuing traditions, symbolic systems and cultural manifestations from all sectors. The preservation of the Terreiro de Candomblé Casa Branca, in Salvador, Bahia, is presented as an example of recognizing the legitimacy of a tradition that was until recently subject to discrimination and persecutions. The author argues that this broadening of the concept of cultural heritage is crucial to the constitution of a Brazilian society that values democracy, human rights, citizenship and its own memory as a nation.

In an attempt to measure the impact of cultural heritage on growth, this paper matches the definition of culture as a stock with the cultural heritage list provided by UNESCO, as it is a variable that changes at a very low pace. We test the hypothesis on whether the existence of a strong cultural heritage, that is, where culture has had a large impact on people's life, leads to higher growth. We find evidence that the impact of cultural heritage on growth is positive and it is smaller for countries that either suffer a high degree of political instability or enjoy a high degree of rule of law.

This article discusses a range of pragmatic issues associated with curating intangible cultural heritage, including collection, preservation, interpretation, presentation and representation. It uses as a case study work undertaken with Lough Neagh eel fishermen in preparation for and at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 2007, setting this in a much wider curatorial context.

Children, Childhood and Cultural Heritage explores how the everyday experiences of children, and their imaginative and creative worlds, are collected, interpreted and displayed in museums and on monuments, and represented through objects and cultural lore. Young people constitute up to half the population of any given society, but their lives are inescapably influenced by the expectations and decisions of adults. As a result, children's distinct experiences are frequently subsumed within the broader histories and heritage of their families and communities. And while adults inevitab.