The material authenticity of cultural heritage has been questioned by societies in which the modern paradigm of conservation has not developed from within the native culture.This paper examines the philosophical and p...The material authenticity of cultural heritage has been questioned by societies in which the modern paradigm of conservation has not developed from within the native culture.This paper examines the philosophical and practical traditions in Iran regarding the materiality and authenticity of past structures.By reviewing the emergence of the Western conservation paradigm in Iran,this paper highlights two key factors:the rapidness of this paradigm shift and the remarkable contradiction between the new and old paradigms.By borrowing the Deleuzo-Guattarian concept of a‘body without organs’(BwO),this paper problematises the rapidness and radicality of the paradigm shift in Iran.It suggests exploring the under-investigated possibilities between the pre-modern and modern paradigms to address the gap between native circumstances and Western standards.展开更多
基金Thanks to the German Research Foundation(DFG)for supporting this researchThe section of this paper on Iran’s pre-modern philosophical positions is part of the preliminary work for the funded research.
文摘The material authenticity of cultural heritage has been questioned by societies in which the modern paradigm of conservation has not developed from within the native culture.This paper examines the philosophical and practical traditions in Iran regarding the materiality and authenticity of past structures.By reviewing the emergence of the Western conservation paradigm in Iran,this paper highlights two key factors:the rapidness of this paradigm shift and the remarkable contradiction between the new and old paradigms.By borrowing the Deleuzo-Guattarian concept of a‘body without organs’(BwO),this paper problematises the rapidness and radicality of the paradigm shift in Iran.It suggests exploring the under-investigated possibilities between the pre-modern and modern paradigms to address the gap between native circumstances and Western standards.
