An African story of creation: heritage formation at Freedom Park, South Africa

This article discusses the evocation of the sacred in the realm of material heritage practice, drawing on the creation of Freedom Park, a monumental, state-driven post-apartheid heritage project, as a case of heritage formation. Heritage formation refers to the casting of material cultural forms as...

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Main Author: Jethro, Duane (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2013]
In: Material religion
Year: 2013, Volume: 9, Issue: 3, Pages: 370-393
Further subjects:B Material Culture
B Sacralization
B indigenous knowledge systems
B MONUMENT
B Africa
B Religion
B Heritage
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