"Rastas en el cementerio": rituales, globalizacióm y derechos. El espectáculo público del patrimonio cultural inmaterial en los Andes

Abstract

Globalization  and  the  patrimonialization  of  culture  have  specifically  affected  Amerindian  peoples’  ritual  expressions,  which  are  subject  to  public  exhibition,  touristic  promotion,  and  “valorization”  of  their  expressive  culture  by  actors  and  forces outside their communities.  This  article  presents  several  cases  in  the Bolivian Andes in order to exemplify some of the effects that public exhibition may have on indigenous ritual celebrations through tourism or mass media broadcasting. This article highlights the difficulties  and  problems  in  the  domain  of  ritual  caused  by  UNESCO’s  alleged  valorization  of  intangible  cultural  heritage through its listing of world heritage sites.