Download or read book Cultural Heritages as Reflexive Traditions written by U. Kockel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-12-08 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on anthropological fieldwork, this book presents case studies illustrating the re-conceptualization of heritages and traditions in selected locations in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. The authors review the importance of oral traditions as markers of identity and consider competing narratives of heritage in postcolonial societies.