ISBN : 9782296136298
OLD WORLD, NEW WORLD: ONE SCOTLAND, MANY CULTURES
Context This paper is concerned with Intangible Cultural Heritage (or ICH) in Scotland. Intangible Cultural Heritage means the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, and skills - as well as the associated instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces - that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage. ICH is important because, transmitted from generation to generation, it is constantly recreated by communities and groups in response to their environment, their interaction with nature and their history. In so doing, it provides them with a sense of identity and continuity, thus promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity. Scotland, as an outward-facing, cosmopolitan nation deserves and must demonstrate an inclusive and comprehensive ICH which reflects the essential diversity deriving from its many cultures....