00877nas a2200121   4500000000100000008004100001100002300042245006300065300000800128490000600136520059800142022001500740                                       d1 aJagath Weerasinghe00aLiving sacred heritage and authenticity in South East Asia  a1390 v43 aThe key concept of authenticity, argues the author of this chapter, needs to be re-examined and adjusted in the era of globalization, particularly in relation to the category of living sacred heritage. Local cultural contexts are no longer isolated islands of thought and tradition; they are in fact ‘globalized contexts’ inhabited by communities and individuals conscious of their rights who may well resist the interventions of heritage professionals who are solely guided by the authorized heritage discourse. The heritage can no longer be seen as a static entity belonging in the past.  a085702390X