Chakrabarti Intangible Cultural Heritage in a Globalized World

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-981-964663-0
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 355 Seiten

Reihe: Performance Studies & Cultural Discourse in South Asia

This collection of essays covers a range of issues related to the intangible cultural heritage prevalent in South and Southeast Asia. The book thus furnishes a comprehensive account of the oral traditions, beliefs, cultural practices, language and literature, folklore, songs, foods, healing traditions, holidays, etc., of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka, along with their diversity and issues. As there are different types, issues, and challenges regarding the conservation of intangible cultural heritage, this volume is divided into four different sections. They are Oral traditions and expressions; Performing arts, rituals, sports, and festivals; Traditional cuisine; Knowledge and practices concerning life, nature, and the universe. The volume discusses a 360-degree view of issues and challenges to the intangible cultural heritage of South and Southeast Asia. Studies using extensive field studies (in countries of South and Southeast Asia) and covering a breadth of issues showcase a distinctively senior cohort of researchers whose contributions will be influential for tomorrow's research practices. The aspects analyzed are both traditional (e.g., traditional food preservation) and emerging (e.g., changing lifestyles of ethnic groups). This edited volume offers immense potential by bringing together senior and young scholars who revisit a perennial question with a sharper focus to unravel essential insights that will surely inform tomorrow's knowledge and policymaking.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chakrabarti, Mahua

Chakrabarti, Gagari

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Oral traditions and expressions.- Storytelling Tradition in India: With Special reference to Dastangoi.-  Traditional community life.- The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Tangkhul Tribe of Manipur.- Nachnis: the Life and Art of Subaltern Dancers of Bengal.- Sri Lankan Kaffir Community – Past and Present.- Traditional Performing arts.- Puppet Theatres in India and South-East Asia: the shared Cultural Heritage.- The Kurubas of Karnataka and their Dollu Kunithâ.- Traditional festivals.- A Case Study on Festivals of Baigas of Central India.- Unknown History and Tales of Thailand Festivals – an Amalgamation of Ancient Bharatiya Culture and Tradition in Thai Life.- Diwali Festival – The Victory of Light over Darkness in the Countries of South and South-east Asia.- Traditional cuisine.- Evolving Palates: Impact of Colonization and Famine on Bengal’s Cuisine.- Culinary tradition of Bengal: newer avenue for business.- Traditional industries.- Household Ceramics Utensils: A Decaying Cultural Tradition of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.- Documentation of Some Almost Extinct Motifs, Weaving Techniques and Tools of Tangail Handloom Sari of Bangladesh.- Traditional Knowledge and practices.- Glimpses of Beliefs and Practices prevailed in India.- Indigenous Knowledge of Manuscript Preservation among the Jain Community in Maharashtra, India.- Tourism.- Visitor Perspectives on Perceived Experiences at Indigenous Vedda Community Tour in Sri Lanka: An Explorative Study of the Tripadvisor Reviews.- The Role of Youth for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: Tourism Perspective in Sri Lanka.- Traditional rituals.- Upanayana - a Traditional Initiation Ritual of the Hindus.- Goddess Durga: Matri Shakti in Myth and Tradition.

Über Autor(innen)

Mahua Chakrabarti is a Professor in the Department of Museology at the University of Calcutta, focusing on museum collection management, Indian art history and archaeology. She obtained gold medal for ranking first in the M.A. examination in Museology. She obtained her PhD degree from the University of Calcutta. She currently supervises four PhD researchers; seven researchers have already been conferred PhD degree under her supervision. She visited Portugal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Cambodia for post-doctoral research work and to attend conferences. She authored six books and edited four volumes. She has penned 40 articles in international and national journals, conference proceedings, and edited volumes. She was a content writer for the UGC E-PG Pathshala Project in Museology & Conservation. She was a Co-PI, UGC-UPE II, Major Project, 2018-20, Museology Department, Calcutta University, entitled “Musealisation of the Great Indian Epics: Case Studies in South and South East Asia”.

Gagari Chakrabarti obtained an M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Calcutta. She has been teaching since 2001 and is currently a professor and head of the Department of Economics at Presidency University, Kolkata. Chakrabarti has served as Dean of Students (additional charge) at Presidency University. In her repute, she has a number of publications in national and international journals and monographs and edited volumes published by international publishing houses such as Springer and Palgrave MacMillan. Her research interests lie in financial economics, financial econometrics, complex and chaotic financial markets, and, more recently, emotional intelligence, problems of ethical decision-making in workplaces, and emotional disengagement.