Resumen de À la recherche d´une nouvelle terminologie pour le patrimoine culturel immatériel
In the process of constructing the UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage, it proved essential to draw up a list of definitions of the most important terms to be used in the future convention. Such a glossary was produced and published in August 2002. This contribution wishes to highlight the discussion which took place among the experts involved in constructing the glossary in 2002 by asking central questions to this on-going debate such as: Which authority has to define intangible cultural heritage, should it be the bearers of the culture, or rather professional experts or state agencies? Should the definition of intangible cultural heritage be a purely scientific definition, or should it be a scientific definition applied to a universal and political situation?
