Managing Sacralities

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Managing Sacralities is written by Ernst van den Hemel and published by Berghahn Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1800736177 (ISBN 10) and 9781800736177 (ISBN 13).

What happens when religious sites, objects and practices become cultural heritage? What are —religious or secular—sources of expertise and authority that validate and regulate heritage sites, objects and practices? As cultural heritage becomes an increasingly popular and influential frame, these questions arise in diverse and challenging manners. The question who controls, manages, and frames religious heritage, and how, arises with particular urgency. Case studies from Denmark, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom present an analysis of the paradoxes and challenges that arise when religious sites are transformed into heritage.