Protection for intangible cultural heritage as a viable tourist product: Malaysia as a case study

The realization of the importance of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) has led governments around the world to protect these resources in order to promote tourism. Malaysia, in this respect, is not exceptional. Having ratified the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural He...

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Main Authors:	Nublan Zaky, Sharafina Zaky, Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha
Format:	Article
Language:	English English English
Published:	The Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association 2017
Subjects:	GV Recreation Leisure K Law (General) KPG Malaysia
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spelling	iium-622842019-08-22T04:01:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/62284/ Protection for intangible cultural heritage as a viable tourist product: Malaysia as a case study Nublan Zaky, Sharafina Zaky Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha GV Recreation Leisure K Law (General) KPG Malaysia The realization of the importance of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) has led governments around the world to protect these resources in order to promote tourism. Malaysia, in this respect, is not exceptional. Having ratified the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013, Malaysia is bound to identify and define the various elements of the ICH present in its territory and ensure its protection. It is the purpose of this article to discuss the protection available for ICH that could be further developed to attract tourists. In particular, the article seeks to examine the UNIESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and the existing heritage laws in Malaysia. The existing laws refer to the National Heritage Act 2005 as well as the States' heritage enactments that provide for the preservation of cultural heritage resources at both federal and state levels. The problems to be addressed include, inter alia, lack of proper understanding on the nature of ICH and the narrow interpretations and scope of ICH. This article concludes with some recommendations for legislative reform to better protect ICH and ensure the rapid development of tourism in Malaysia The Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association 2017-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62284/1/62284_Protection%20for%20intangible%20cultural.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62284/6/62284_MACJCFE%20vol20%28S1%29%202017%20TOC.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62284/11/62284_Protection%20for%20intangible%20cultural%20heritage%20as%20a%20Viable%20Tourist%20Product_scopus.pdf Nublan Zaky, Sharafina Zaky and Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha (2017) Protection for intangible cultural heritage as a viable tourist product: Malaysia as a case study. Malaysian Journal of Consumer and Family Economics, 20 (S1). pp. 59-70. ISSN 1511-2802 http://www.majcafe.com/2018/07/30/vol-20-2017-edition-2/
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description	The realization of the importance of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) has led governments around the world to protect these resources in order to promote tourism. Malaysia, in this respect, is not exceptional. Having ratified the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013, Malaysia is bound to identify and define the various elements of the ICH present in its territory and ensure its protection. It is the purpose of this article to discuss the protection available for ICH that could be further developed to attract tourists. In particular, the article seeks to examine the UNIESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and the existing heritage laws in Malaysia. The existing laws refer to the National Heritage Act 2005 as well as the States' heritage enactments that provide for the preservation of cultural heritage resources at both federal and state levels. The problems to be addressed include, inter alia, lack of proper understanding on the nature of ICH and the narrow interpretations and scope of ICH. This article concludes with some recommendations for legislative reform to better protect ICH and ensure the rapid development of tourism in Malaysia
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author	Nublan Zaky, Sharafina Zaky Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha
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title	Protection for intangible cultural heritage as a viable tourist product: Malaysia as a case study
title_short	Protection for intangible cultural heritage as a viable tourist product: Malaysia as a case study
title_full	Protection for intangible cultural heritage as a viable tourist product: Malaysia as a case study
title_fullStr	Protection for intangible cultural heritage as a viable tourist product: Malaysia as a case study
title_full_unstemmed	Protection for intangible cultural heritage as a viable tourist product: Malaysia as a case study
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publisher	The Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association
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