By improving our understanding of how the tangible and intangible dimensions of heritage are correlated; we could develop a relationship with heritage that goes beyond the mere act of conservation. This book argues that we need to recognize the historic monument as a tangible aspect of a holistic expression of culture that is rooted in specific spatio-temporal conditions. However; since the latter are constantly changing; it is vital to identify an implicit contradiction with the goals of conservation. As the intangible dimensions are more dynamic; driven by the transmission; reception; and advancement of knowledge; the reliance of the prevailing treatment of heritage today; conservation; ossifies this relationship. By examining three major heritage monuments - the Pantheon; Teotihuacans Sun Pyramid and Alhambra - the book shows how these sites are the product of multiple strategies and unforeseen agents; accumulated through history. It emphasizes how these historical trends need to be better understood in order to attain a more organic relationship with heritage and offers some recommendations that should be analyzed in participative processes of deliberation: the Pantheons continuity could be extended; the Pyramids loss; accepted; and Alhambras exclusion; reversed. In this way; the book invites people to engage heritage from a historical understanding that is open to critical reassessment; dialogue; and cooperation.
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