Faith in Heritage [[electronic resource] ] : Displacement, Development, and Religious Tourism in Contemporary China

• Autore: Shepherd Robert J
• Pubblicazione: Walnut Creek, : Left Coast Press, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (180 p.)
• Disciplina: 915.1/17; 915.117
• Soggetto topico: Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages -- China -- Wutai Mountains; Heritage tourism -- China -- Wutai Mountains; Tourism -- China -- Wutai Mountains -- Religious aspects; Tourism -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism; World Heritage areas -- China -- Wutai Mountains; Wutai Mountains (China) -- Religious life and customs; Wutai Mountains (China) -- Social life and customs; Tourism - Religious aspects - Wutai Mountains - China; Tourism - Buddhism - Religious aspects - Wutai Mountains - China; Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages - China - Wutai Mountains; Heritage tourism - Wutai Mountains - China; World Heritage areas; Geography; Earth & Environmental Sciences; Travel & Tourism
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter I: What Makes a Place "Heritage"?; Chapter II: Tourism, Heritage, and Moral Education in China; Chapter III: "Four Peaks, One River, Five Buddhist Places, and One White Pagoda": Wutai Shan as a Sacred Site; Chapter IV: Heritage from Below: Displacement, Construction, and Reconstruction; Chapter V: Chao Xiang, Bai Fo, & Lü You: Pilgrimage, Worship, and Tourism; Conclusion; Notes; Chinese-English Glossary; References; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: Using the example of China's Wutai Shan-recently designated both a UNESCO World Heritage site and a national park-Robert J. Shepherd analyzes Chinese applications of western notions of heritage management within a non-western framework. What does the concept of world heritage mean for a site practically unheard of outside of China, visited almost exclusively by Buddhist religious pilgrims? What does heritage preservation mean for a site whose intrinsic value isn't in its historic buildings or cultural significance, but for its sacredness within the Buddhist faith? How does a society navigate t
• Titolo autorizzato: Faith in Heritage
• ISBN: 1-315-42865-2; 1-61132-075-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786853703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Heritage, Tourism & Community