List of AbbreviationsAcknowledgmentIntroductionSubjects and ConceptsObjectives, the Scope of Investigation, and MethodologyData CollectionStructurePART 1 SHAMANISTIC PAST AND "MODERN" CHINAChapter 1 From Time Traveling Shows to a Shamanistic History1. A Step into the Past2. The Historian's Identity: From (wu, shaman) to History3. "Shaman," "Shamanism," and "Shamanistic"Chapter 2 The Crisis of Time and Diffusion of Shamanistic Expressions1. Crisis of Time, Heritage, and "Modernity"2. From "Cultural Property" to "World Heritage"3. Diffusion and Transformation of (wu): "Folk Tradition" and "Superstition" in China4. Oppression, Resilience, and Continuity of Shamanistic ExpressionsPART 2.
SHAMAN, INTANGIBLE HERITAGE, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTChapter 3 Heritage, UNESCO, and Sustainability: Local/Indigenous Communities and Shamanistic Expressions1. A "Modern" Understanding and Management of "Nature"2. The World Heritage Convention and Indigenous/Local Communities3. Significances of Shamanistic Expressions as Heritage4. "Shamanism," UNESCO, and the Semantic Expansion of Cultural HeritageChapter 4 The Reclaiming Native Truth Project and the 2003 Convention in Action1. Address Invisibility, Fossilization, and Reduction of Indigenous Culture2. Safeguarding ICH as a Means to Strengthen the Indigenous CGIs3. Legal, Educational, and Economic Challenges and Potentials4.
Participation, Capacity and Cultural CompetencyChapter 5 Reassessment of Animism: Agencies of Plants, Animals, and Objects1. Animism and (wàn wù yu lín): A "Modern" Interpretation and a Chinese Translation2. Mediating Agency in Plants3. Rethinking Intelligence, Emotions, and Ethics Across Lifeforms4. Objects and Technology as Mediator5. Cultural, Ethical, and Environmental Implications of Relational ThinkingChapter 6 Disaster, Crisis, and Sustainability: Confucian Cosmology as Intangible Heritage1. Disaster and Crisis: Is There Such a Thing as a Natural Disaster?2. Confucian Disaster Discourse and Sustainability3.
The Safeguarding of ICH and Cultural Niche ConstructionPART 3. SHAMANISTIC EXPRESSIONS AS INTANGIBLE HERITAGE AMONG GROUPS IN NORTHERN CHINAChapter 7 The Formation and Transformation of Shamanistic Expressions and Collective Identities in Northern China1. Environmental History, ICH, and "Ethnicity"2. The Transformation of Northern Groups During the Qing Dynasty3. Transformations of Manchu Ritual Practices in the Qing Dynasty4. The Tension Between "Nation" and "Ethnicity"Chapter 8 Shamanistic Expressions of Northern China in Museums and Tourist Sites1. Public Museums and "Modernity"2. Transculturation and Cultural Translation3.
"Shamanistic Totem Poles" and "Authenticity"4. Labeling and Interpretation5. The Notice and Museum PerformancePART 4. MEDIA AND HERITAGE-MAKINGChapter 9 From Lanterns to Digital Landscapes: The Interplay of Media Technology, Society, and Intangible Cultural Heritage1. Shaman and Media2. Healing with Puppetry Animation3. Mediating Through Animation and Cinema4. Media Archaeology and Cinema5.
From Nineteenth Century "Optical Toys" to Safeguarding ICHChapter 10 Reframed and Augmented: Intangible Cultural Heritage in Nomination Videos1. Media's Role in ICH Safeguarding2. Operational Guidance, Challenges, and Notable Practices of Nomination Videos3. Nomination Videos from China: Vehicles for Past, Present, and Future Narratives4. Expository Strategies in Nomination VideosChapter 11 The Crisis in Representing "Authenticity" and the Expansion of Audiovisual Presentation1. The Construction and Reconstruction of Collective Memories2. The Cultural Heritage of Wang Zhaojun3. Performing "Authenticity" in Mockumentary4.
Inherent Inauthenticity5. Expansion of Audiovisual Interpretation and RepresentationCONCLUSIONSBIBLIOGRAPHY.