Reappropriating the communal past: lineage tradition revival as a way of constructing collective identity in Huizhou, China

DOI码：10.1057/s41599-024-03399-2

发表刊物：Humanities and Social Science Communications

摘要：This article discusses the reappropriation and redefinition of heritage and tradition as aprocess of purposeful and selective value extraction by various groups at the local level in Huizhou, China, based on case studies. It is a process of continuous accumulation and selfpersuasion by empowering specific cultural heritages, thus reinforcing the identity and cognition of the group to which they belong. The recovery of lineage worship to negotiate different cultural meanings and gain discursive power in the village of Huangdun reveals the counterbalance of the distribution of benefits among lineage groups, locals and government officials. These heritage empowerment actions fit with the official cultural policy and the vision for cultural orthodoxy, healing the division and creating some benefits for the local community. They also generate potential conflicts between the official and folk levels but are performed with mutual achievement and utilisation rather than unilateral dominance.

论文类型：SCI

文献类型：J

卷号：11

是否译文：否

发表时间：2025-07-05

发布期刊链接：https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-024-03399-2