Living Legacies

Heritage Landscapes in Asia-Pacific
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-981-9243-44-0
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 499 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

This book examines the region’s diverse and often underexplored heritage landscapes by bringing together contributions from leading scholars to map the intersections of tangible and intangible heritage across the Asia-Pacific. The volume highlights the complex relationships between people, place, culture and history, ranging from archaeological sites and UNESCO-recognised locations to sacred landscapes and living traditions.

Adopting a transdisciplinary approach, the volume investigates how heritage is produced, negotiated and sustained within rapidly changing socio-economic contexts. The chapters address key issues such as identity formation, resilience and conservation, while also examining themes of spirituality, collective memory, indigenous knowledge and the global politics of recognition. Through diverse case studies, the volume demonstrates how heritage operates as a dynamic and contested field shaped by local practices and global frameworks.

This book provides critical perspectives on the evolving meanings and challenges of heritage in the Asia-Pacific, offering both regional specificity and broader theoretical insights. The book is of significant use to postgraduate students, researchers and scholars in archaeology, anthropology, geography, heritage studies and sociology, as well as professionals engaged in heritage conservation and cultural policy.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bhattacharyya, Rituparna

Singh, Rana P. B.

Sharma, Sukanya

Dixit, Uday Shanker

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Garten- und Landschaftsarchitektur
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Museumskunde, Materielle Kultur, Erinnerungskultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Foundations of Heritage & Academic Legacy.- Chapter 1. Understanding the Heritage Landscapes of the Asia Pacific: The Perspectives (Rituparna Bhattacharyya).- Chapter 2: The Contributions of Professor Tarun Chandra Sharma to the Archaeological Studies of North East India (Marco Mitri).- Part II. The Global Stage: UNESCO & World Heritage Narratives.- Chapter 3. ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’: The Making of an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Sandipan Mitra).- Chapter 4. The Durga Puja of Kolkata, an Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Scenario of Cultural Conglomeration and its Heritagescapes (Premangshu Chakrabarty).- Chapter 5: Shirakawa-go and Gokayama, The World Heritage Villages in Japan: Transformation and Sustenance of Culture and Heritage (Rana P.B. Singh).- Chapter 6: Sacred Geometries and Architectural Symbolism at Koh Ker: The Ancient Lingapura Of 10th Century Cambodia (Divay Gupta).- Chapter 7:  Will Majuli— the Cultural Pride of India Ever Attain the UNESCO World Heritage Tag? (Pranjit Kumar Sarma).- Part III. Sacredscapes: Memory, Identity, and Contestation.- Chapter 8. Rama Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya: Archaeological Evidence (Buddha Rashmi Mani).- Chapter 9. Rama Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Land Dispute Case: A Critical Analysis of the Sacredscapes (Rituparna Bhattacharyya).- Chapter 10. Ritual Space and Living Heritage: Deori Sacred Landscapes in Sadiya and Beyond (Munmi Rajkumari).- Chapter 11: Collective Identity in Sacred Urban Spaces: A Case Study of Braj Mandal Parikrama (Charlie Gupta).

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Rituparna Bhattacharyya, SFHEA, FRGS, is a visiting professor at the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya, and an independent research consultant and Editor-in-Chief (Joint) of the SCOPUS-indexed international journal Space and Culture, India, published from the UK. She worked as an adjunct faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, from 2022 to 2025. On 15 April 2025, she became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, UK. She attained her Senior Fellow status with Advance HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy, UK) in 2021. In 2018, she received an Associate Fellowship from Advance HE.

Rituparna is currently the Series Editor for Gender and Violence, Routledge, Taylor and Francis. She also works as an Associate Editor for two international journals. They are Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (nature.com), Springer Nature, and Diversity & Inclusion Research, published by John Wiley & Sons in the United Kingdom. Rituparna was appointed as anExecutive Council member of Cotton University, India, in November 2023. Among her newest distinctions, she received the Editor of Distinction Award 2026 from Springer Nature, was recognised in May 2026 for her editorial service to Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, and has been named convener of a proposed UNESCO Chair at Cotton University, Assam.