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The Missing Dance/Heritage Model The picture delineated by this literature review on dance/heritage is complex, thus the need for a fluid and holistic model of dance/heritage emerges. The inspiration for my research is the 2003 UNESCO Convention on ICH, so this ICH... 
The Concept of ‘Uses of Heritage’ As discussed in 2.4 (on the transmission of dance), heritage uses elements from the past for the benefit of people in the present. This is connected to Smith’s (2006) idea of ‘uses of heritage’. As Smith argues (2012, p.... 
Heritage Identity and Continuity The theme of identity is recurrent in cultural heritage discourse. It is mentioned in the 2003 UNESCO definition, which states that ICH provides people with ‘a sense of identity and continuity’ (UNESCO, 2003, p. 2). A sense of identity... 
In Chapter 1, I mentioned that I would be using Welsch’s (1999) concept of transculturality and the concept of hybridism to understand a type of heritage that originates from a specific place, but which is also practised internationally. Internationalisation Concepts... 
The Concept of Authenticity in Heritage Transmission and change are connected with the concept of authenticity, which is difficult to assess for intangible heritage, in particular following a dialogical paradigm of heritage. Moreover, the idea of authenticity clashes... 
Transmission of Heritage Introduced In the heritage literature, the element of transmission has emerged, particularly regarding ICH, which is ‘transmitted generation to generation’ (UNESCO, 2003, p. 2). As Naguib (2013, p. 5) comments, ‘the notion of safeguarding is... 
In the introduction (1.1), I mentioned the fact that much has been written academically on different aspects of belly dance but no studies have been done so far focusing solely on Egyptian Raqs sharqi style. In this part of the literature review, I discuss some... 
In the previous section, I introduced ethnochoreology and I mentioned that my research has been influenced by this discipline, in particular with regards to its multidisciplinary approach to the study of dance. In this section, I will further explore the literature on... 
In this section, I highlight how dance studies have influenced my research. I start with a brief history of dance studies in relation to culture, in order to show the developments that led to the approach that I will be following. Dance rsearch approach Authenticity,... 
In what follows, I will review the literature about ICH and, more specifically, about practices that have received ICH recognition, to assess what happened as a result of the recognition. Benefits of ICH Recognition The main benefit of ICH recognition seems to be that... 
A Short History on UNESCO As the UNESCO 2003 definition of ICH has been the inspiration for my research, I start with UNESCO’s definitions of cultural heritage (see Footnote 1). The history of UNESCO ICH definitions from 1899 to 2005. As stated on their website... 
Egyptian belly dance ICH and UNESCO In trying to identify the cultural heritage characteristics of Egyptian Raqs sharqi and evaluate if it can be considered heritage and how it locates itself within the field of ICH, the first step was to analyse the literature in the... 
