Heritage Authenticity in Theory and Practice in Africa
暫譯: 非洲的遺產真實性理論與實踐
Abungu, George Okello, Nagaoka, Masanori, Chirikure, Shadreck
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商品描述
This Open Access book draws on the expertise of scholars, heritage experts, government officials, community representatives, and NGOs to redefine heritage authenticity from an African perspective. Exploring the interplay between tangible and intangible heritage, spiritual and sacred traditions, and the values of African communities, the book offers a dynamic and inclusive vision of cultural heritage. This timely volume responds to a critical moment in the evolution of world heritage theory and practice following the Nairobi Outcome Document on Heritage and Authenticity (2025). As longstanding calls for a more representative World Heritage List intensify, the chapters in this volume address the persistent structural imbalance whereby African heritage sites currently account for only about 8% of all inscribed World Cultural Heritage properties as of 2025. This volume attributes this disparity to a deeper concept misalignment in which prevailing evaluative frameworks continue to privilege materially fixed, monument-centred understandings of authenticity. This volume posits that many African heritage systems are instead grounded in continuity of practice, ritual renewal, ecological interdependence, and community custodianship. In such contexts, heritage authenticity is sustained through dynamic social processes and evolving relationships among people, place, and beliefs, allowing evolution and transformation across form, space and time without loss of cultural legitimacy. This volume explores these processes through a wide range of examples drawn from across the African continent in order to delve into the challenges of heritage management, the role of local communities, and the need for governance systems that reflect Africa's unique cultural contexts. It also critically examines global heritage conventions and charters, highlighting the need to decolonize heritage practices and foster a more balanced representation of African sites on the World Heritage List. This volume not only enriches the global discourse on heritage authenticity but also serves as a catalyst for empowering African communities to define and safeguard their cultural legacy. With its rich collection of case studies, theoretical insights, and practical recommendations, Heritage Authenticity in Theory and Practice in Africa is an essential resource for academics, researchers, students, heritage experts, conservation practitioners and policymakers with interests in African heritage, decolonising knowledge, Indigenous and minority communities, and global development.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
這本開放存取的書籍匯聚了學者、遺產專家、政府官員、社區代表和非政府組織的專業知識，從非洲的角度重新定義遺產的真實性。書中探討了有形與無形遺產、精神與神聖傳統以及非洲社區的價值觀之間的相互作用，提供了一個動態且包容的文化遺產視野。這本及時的著作回應了世界遺產理論和實踐演變中的一個關鍵時刻，特別是在2025年內羅畢成果文件關於遺產與真實性的背景下。隨著對更具代表性的世界遺產名錄的呼聲日益高漲，本書中的各章節針對持續存在的結構性不平衡進行探討，根據2025年的數據，非洲遺產地點目前僅佔所有登錄的世界文化遺產的約8%。本書將這一差異歸因於更深層的概念不對齊，當前的評估框架仍然偏向於物質固定、以紀念碑為中心的真實性理解。本書主張，許多非洲遺產系統實際上是基於實踐的延續、儀式的更新、生態的相互依賴以及社區的保護。在這樣的背景下，遺產的真實性是通過動態的社會過程和人、地點及信仰之間不斷演變的關係來維持的，這使得形式、空間和時間的演變與轉變不會損失文化的合法性。本書通過來自非洲大陸各地的廣泛範例探討這些過程，以深入了解遺產管理的挑戰、地方社區的角色，以及需要反映非洲獨特文化背景的治理系統。它還批判性地檢視全球遺產公約和章程，強調去殖民化遺產實踐的必要性，並促進非洲地點在世界遺產名錄上的更平衡代表。本書不僅豐富了全球關於遺產真實性的討論，還作為賦權非洲社區定義和保護其文化遺產的催化劑。憑藉其豐富的案例研究、理論見解和實用建議，《非洲的遺產真實性理論與實踐》是學者、研究人員、學生、遺產專家、保護實踐者和政策制定者的重要資源，特別是對非洲遺產、去殖民化知識、原住民和少數社區以及全球發展感興趣的人士。
作者簡介
George Okello Abungu is Emeritus Director General of the National Museums of Kenya and Founding Professor of Heritage Studies at the University of Mauritius, and Honorary Professor at the Australian National University. He served on the UNESCO World Heritage Committee and ICOM Executive Board. A specialist in archaeology and restitution, he has received international honours and recently co-edited Restitution from a Global Perspective.
Masanori Nagaoka is Regional Advisor for Culture at the UNESCO Regional Office in Nairobi. Since 2004, he has served with UNESCO across Asia and Africa, contributing to major heritage recovery and conservation initiatives at sites including Angkor, Bamiyan and Borobudur, among others. He is Editor-in-Chief of The Future of the Bamiyan Buddha Statues (2020) and recipient of the Royal Order of Sahametrei (Cambodia, 2022).
Shadreck Chirikure is Edward Hall Professor of Archaeological Science and Director of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art at the University of Oxford. He is a British Academy Global Professor, Member of the Academy of Science of South Africa, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He authored Metals in Past Societies (2015) and Great Zimbabwe (2020).
Webber Ndoro is Director of the Heritage Centre in the Islamic World at ICESCO, Rabat, and former Director-General of ICCROM (2018-2023). Previously Executive Director of the African World Heritage Fund, he is an Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town and a leader in heritage conservation. He co-edited major Routledge volumes on restitution and African heritage management.
Albino Jopela is Executive Director of the African World Heritage Fund and Research Fellow at Eduardo Mondlane University and the University of Cape Town. He has served as Chairperson of the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists and as advisor to ICOMOS on World Heritage. His work focuses on heritage conservation systems, rock art, World Heritage and liberation heritage in Africa.
Ishanlosen Odiaua is Senior Social Development Specialist at the World Bank. She previously served at the World Heritage Centre and the Centre for Heritage Development in Africa, leading Africa's Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting and contributing to the Second Cycle. Her expertise focuses on implementing the World Heritage Convention. She is co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of Critical African Heritage Studies (2024).
Hamady Bocoum is an archaeologist and former Director of Cultural Heritage of Senegal. He served as Director of IFAN Cheikh Anta Diop and the founding Director General of the Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar. During his tenure, several Senegalese properties were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage and Intangible Heritage Lists. He is the author of numerous scholarly publications.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
喬治·奧凱洛·阿邦古（George Okello Abungu）是肯尼亞國家博物館的名譽總幹事，毛里求斯大學遺產研究創始教授，以及澳大利亞國立大學的榮譽教授。他曾擔任聯合國教科文組織（UNESCO）世界遺產委員會成員及國際博物館協會（ICOM）執行委員會成員。作為考古學和歸還專家，他獲得了國際榮譽，並最近共同編輯了《全球視角下的歸還》（Restitution from a Global Perspective）。
長岡正則（Masanori Nagaoka）是聯合國教科文組織奈洛比區域辦事處的文化區域顧問。自2004年以來，他在聯合國教科文組織於亞洲和非洲工作，參與了包括吳哥、巴米揚和婆羅浮屠等地的重要遺產恢復和保護計劃。他是《巴米揚佛像的未來》（The Future of the Bamiyan Buddha Statues，2020）的主編，並於2022年獲得柬埔寨薩哈美特雷王室勳章（Royal Order of Sahametrei）。
沙德雷克·奇里庫雷（Shadreck Chirikure）是牛津大學考古科學的愛德華·霍爾教授及考古學與藝術史研究實驗室的主任。他是英國學院的全球教授，南非科學院成員，以及皇家藝術學會的院士。他著有《過去社會中的金屬》（Metals in Past Societies，2015）和《大津巴布韋》（Great Zimbabwe，2020）。
韋伯·恩多羅（Webber Ndoro）是伊斯蘭世界遺產中心的主任，隸屬於伊斯蘭教育、科學及文化組織（ICESCO），並曾擔任國際文化遺產保護研究中心（ICCROM）的總幹事（2018-2023）。他曾擔任非洲世界遺產基金的執行董事，現為開普敦大學的副教授及遺產保護領域的領導者。他共同編輯了有關歸還和非洲遺產管理的主要Routledge著作。
阿爾比諾·喬佩拉（Albino Jopela）是非洲世界遺產基金的執行董事，並在愛德華·蒙達萊大學和開普敦大學擔任研究員。他曾擔任南部非洲專業考古學家協會的主席，並擔任國際古蹟遺址理事會（ICOMOS）世界遺產顧問。他的工作重點是遺產保護系統、岩畫、世界遺產及非洲的解放遺產。
伊尚洛森·奧迪亞烏（Ishanlosen Odiaua）是世界銀行的高級社會發展專家。她曾在世界遺產中心和非洲遺產發展中心工作，負責非洲第三周期的定期報告，並參與第二周期的工作。她的專業重點是實施世界遺產公約。她是《Routledge批判性非洲遺產研究手冊》（Routledge Handbook of Critical African Heritage Studies，2024）的共同編輯。
哈馬迪·博庫姆（Hamady Bocoum）是一名考古學家，曾任塞內加爾文化遺產主任。他曾擔任IFAN謝赫·安塔·迪奧普的主任及達喀爾黑色文明博物館的創始總幹事。在他的任期內，幾個塞內加爾的遺產被列入聯合國教科文組織的世界遺產和非物質文化遺產名錄。他是多部學術出版物的作者。
