It is a good question. Also note that documentation of intangible cultural heritage is in most cases ttangible. According to UNESCO intangible cultural heritage is defined as
Article 2 – Definitions For the purposes of this Convention, 1. The “intangible cultural heritage” means the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills – as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces associated therewith – that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage. This intangible cultural heritage, transmitted from generation to generation, is constantly recreated by communities and groups in response to their environment, their interaction with nature and their history, and provides them with a sense of identity and continuity, thus promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity. For the purposes of this Convention, consideration will be given solely to such intangible cultural heritage as is compatible with existing international human rights instruments, as well as with the requirements of mutual respect among communities, groups and individuals, and of sustainable development. 2. The “intangible cultural heritage”, as defined in paragraph 1 above, is manifested inter alia in the following domains: (a) oral traditions and expressions, including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage; (b) performing arts; (c) social practices, rituals and festive events; (d) knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe; (e) traditional craftsmanship. Best, Christian-Emil ________________________________ From: Crm-sig <crm-sig-boun...@ics.forth.gr> on behalf of Franco Niccolucci via Crm-sig <crm-sig@ics.forth.gr> Sent: 09 March 2023 14:54 To: crm-sig Subject: [Crm-sig] Relation between E28 Conceptual Object and E74 Group In the UNESCO List of World Intangible Heritage many items (= E28 Conceptual Object) are referred to specific gatherings of people - commonly named “communities” in everyday's language - such as: Tango -> Argentina & Uruguay Rebetiko -> Greece Opera dei pupi (puppet theatre) -> Italy (Sicily) These geographic names in reality mean the people, the inhabitants (maybe not all of them): Argentinians, Uruguayos, Greeks, Sicilians i.e. the social groups who are the custodians/performers of these traditions. So two classes are involved 1) The group (Argentinians, Greeks, etc.) = E39 Actor 2) The conceptual object representing the intangible heritage (Tango, Rebetiko, etc.) = E28 Conceptual Object Note that intangibile heritage is NOT an activity, it is the abstraction of a set of activities and the way in which they are traditionally performed, which manifests through events/activities i.e. individual performances. Which property - if any - can be used to relate such E39 Actors to the corresponding E28? Thank you for any help on the above. Franco Prof. Franco Niccolucci Director, VAST-LAB PIN - U. of Florence President, ARIADNE Research Infrastructure AISBL Chief Technology Officer 4CH Editor-in-Chief ACM Journal of Computing and Cultural Heritage (JOCCH) Piazza Ciardi 25 59100 Prato, Italy _______________________________________________ Crm-sig mailing list Crm-sig@ics.forth.gr http://lists.ics.forth.gr/mailman/listinfo/crm-sig
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