01179nas a2200133   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100002100043245010400064300001200168490000700180520084400187022001401031                                       d1 aFulvio Mazzocchi00aDiving Deeper into the Concept of  Cultural Heritage  and Its Relationship with Epistemic Diversity  a393-4060 v363 aFirst, the article illustrates the concept of  cultural heritage  as traditionally meant, namely relying on a historically consolidated narrative. Next, it undertakes a broader conceptual analysis and deals with three distinct issues: (i) the fact that the conceptualizations and uses of heritage largely depend on long lasting dichotomies (e.g., tangible/intangible, natural/cultural); (ii) the way in which cultural backgrounds shape the dynamics of valuing and approaching heritage; (iii) the temporal framing of heritage, which today, in the Anthropocene, also points towards how to deal with a future of uncertainty. Lastly, it introduces the notion of epistemic heritage, (i.e., the existence of multiple cultural ways of knowing), investigating its implications for both how cultural heritage is conceived and the future approached.  a0269-1728