01521nas a2200193   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003653003300044653001100077653005800088100001600146245007200162856014400234300001000378490000700388520091200395022002001307       2014                            d10aIntangible cultural heritage10aUNESCO10aRegistry of Cultural Goods of the Republic of Croatia1 aM. Hrovatin00aWriting an "Intangible" text: Between politics, science and bearers  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84903398772&doi=10.15176%2fvol51no102&partnerID=40&md5=f30c25feb35e98d79df6a0926cb1c7a6  a29-540 v513 aIn this paper I will explain some of the processes behind the making of the lists of the so called "intangible cultural heritage" (ICH), both on the national (the Registry of Cultural Goods of the Republic of Croatia) and the international level (UNESCO s ICH lists). The analysis is based on the situations that led to the inscriptions into which I have some insight as an insider, as well as on the texts about ICH elements written for the needs of inscription in which some of the issues of ICH policy are reflected. Touching upon some of the issues that I had to face as an ethnologist/cultural anthropologist working on the inscription of ICH elements into the Registry and nominations for inscriptions on the UNESCO s lists, I will try to explain the complexity of the position of an expert in a state body trying to reconcile the demands of politics, science and the "bearers" of the listed heritage.  a05472504 (ISSN)