Is Living Heritage Ignored? Revisiting Heritage Conservation at Cham Living-Heritage Sites in Vietnam

IF 0.8 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Heritage and Society Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI:10.1080/2159032X.2022.2126234

Tuyen Dai Quang

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ABSTRACT This study examines the heritage conservation of the Cham living heritage sites and perceptions of the Cham community in Vietnam. Data were collected using various methods, including participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and documentation, from a “living” sacred site of the Cham community in Ninh Thuan, Vietnam. This research demonstrates that the conservation of heritage in Vietnam has focused primarily on tangible forms of heritage, while local cultural meanings related to tangible aspects of the Cham temples have not been a central concern in heritage conservation practices. The construction of a new pathway is considered a significant offense to the Cham worldview with respect to cardinality and spiritual practice. Despite this addition’s intention to facilitate access for visitors to this site, the Cham people believe that it contributes to a denigration of the sacred character of their temple and has negative effects on religious views and understandings among members of the community. The findings suggest that Indigenous living heritage and its role in local communities need to be recognized in safeguarding heritage.

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活的遗产被忽视了吗?重访越南占族生活遗产遗址的文物保护

摘要本研究考察了越南占族生活遗产地的遗产保护以及占族社区的看法。数据是使用各种方法收集的，包括参与者观察、半结构化访谈和文件，来自越南宁顺的占社区的“活的”圣地。这项研究表明，越南的遗产保护主要集中在有形的遗产形式上，而与占庙有形方面相关的当地文化意义并不是遗产保护实践中的核心问题。一条新道路的构建被认为是对查姆世界观在基数和精神实践方面的重大冒犯。尽管这一扩建旨在方便游客进入该遗址，但占族人认为，这有助于诋毁他们寺庙的神圣特性，并对社区成员的宗教观点和理解产生负面影响。研究结果表明，在保护遗产方面，需要承认土著生活遗产及其在当地社区中的作用。

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期刊介绍： Heritage & Society is a global, peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for scholarly, professional, and community reflection on the cultural, political, and economic impacts of heritage on contemporary society. We seek to examine the current social roles of collective memory, historic preservation, cultural resource management, public interpretation, cultural preservation and revitalization, sites of conscience, diasporic heritage, education, legal/legislative developments, cultural heritage ethics, and central heritage concepts such as authenticity, significance, and value. The journal provides an engaging forum about tangible and intangible heritage for those who work with international and governmental organizations, academic institutions, private heritage consulting and CRM firms, and local, associated, and indigenous communities. With a special emphasis on social science approaches and an international perspective, the journal will facilitate lively, critical discussion and dissemination of practical data among heritage professionals, planners, policymakers, and community leaders.