1st Edition
Faith in Heritage Displacement, Development, and Religious Tourism in Contemporary China
By Robert J Shepherd
Copyright 2013
179 Pages
by
Routledge
179 Pages
by
Routledge
179 Pages
by
Routledge
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Using the example of China’s Wutai Shan—recently designated both a UNESCO World Heritage site and a national park—Robert J. Shepherd analyzes Chinese applications of western notions of heritage management within a non-western framework. What does the concept of world heritage mean for a site practically unheard of outside of China, visited almost exclusively by Buddhist religious pilgrims? What... Read more
Introduction; Chapter I What Makes a Place “Heritage”?; Chapter II Tourism, Heritage, and Moral Education in China; Chapter III “Four Peaks, One River, Five Buddhist Places, and One White Pagoda”; Chapter IV Heritage from Below Displacement, Construction, and Reconstruction; Chapter V Chao Xiang, Bai Fo, & Lü You; conclu Conclusion;
Biography
Robert J Shepherd
