Authenticity and Authority: Conflicting Agendas in the Preservation of Music and Dance at Korea's State Sacrificial Rituals

Howard, Keith

Abstract

Moving from an overview of Korea's state-sponsored preservation and promotion system for the intangible cultural heritage, this chapter explores the music and dance at the two state sacrificial rituals, the Rite to Confucius and the Rite to Royal Ancestors, within Intangible Cultural Properties Nos. 1 and 86. Consideration is given to the establishment of an authorised performance version and critiques and recent re-evaluations of this

Citation

Howard, K. (2012). Authenticity and Authority: Conflicting Agendas in the Preservation of Music and Dance at Korea's State Sacrificial Rituals. In K. Howard (Ed.), Music as Intangible Cultural Heritage: Policy, Ideology and Practice in the Preservation of East Asian Traditions (113-140). Ashgate

• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2012
• Deposit Date: Jun 29, 2012
• Pages: 113-140
• Series Title: SOAS Musicology Series
• Series ISSN: 0965-1829
• Book Title: Music as Intangible Cultural Heritage: Policy, Ideology and Practice in the Preservation of East Asian Traditions
• ISBN: 9781409439073
• Keywords: Music, Dance, Ritual, Confucian, Korea, Intangible Cultural Heritage, UNESCO, preservation, sustainability