The Making of Islamic Heritage: Muslim Pasts and Heritage Presents

• Main Author: Trinidad Rico (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2017
• Series: Heritage Studies in the Muslim World
• Subjects: Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography; diversity; conservation; culture; vulnerability; architecture
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Offering key insights into critical debates on the construction, management and destruction of heritage in Muslim contexts, this volume considers how Islamic heritages are constructed through texts and practices which award heritage value. It examines how the monolithic representation of Islamic her...