Constructing New Terminology for Intangible Cultural Heritage

Аннотация

The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was adopted on 17 October 2003 by the UNESCO General Conference at its thirtysecond session. The second article of the Convention provides definitions of the major concepts of ‘intangible cultural heritage’ and ‘safeguarding’, based on those given in the 2002 glossary. In this contribution I would like to highlight a few points of discussion by the group involved in constructing the glossary in 2002, in relation to some earlier discussions and the 2003 convention text. The glossary is not included in the convention text itself or as an appendix, because it is considered to be ‘work in progress’.