01837nas a2200301   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003653002200044653002400066653001200090653002600102653001400128653001000142653002700152653001800179653001400197653001200211653001100223653001100234100001200245245003200257856014900289300001000438490000600448520106100454022002001515       2016                            d10acultural heritage10aintangible heritage10aRituals10aReligious communities10adiversity10aSudan10aMultiplicity of values10aPopular Islam10aPractices10aShrines10aSuakin10aZiyara1 aS. Taha00aShrine visiting as heritage  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85014083795&doi=10.1504%2fIJTA.2016.076805&partnerID=40&md5=26a764dc68b2d358bb016c7023edc98b  a71-940 v53 aShrine visiting is a prevalent phenomenon throughout Sudan and the Islamic world and deeply entrenched in local traditions. Based on ethnographic research, this paper aims to gain an insight into the intangible aspects of shrine visiting. The article explores the paradoxical popularity of shrine visiting and the tension between popular Islam and orthodox Islam, and examines the continued significance of shrines. The research illustrates shrine visiting is an integral aspect of Suakin s holistic heritage values. Yet, shrines are not protected under Sudanese law. The case study demonstrates the value of what is considered mundane heritage on the maintenance and transmission of cultural heritage and argues that the living religious heritage of shrine visiting needs to be considered as heritage. Furthermore, it suggests that shrines and rituals are central for peoples  religious and cultural identity. Nevertheless, the intangible association with the shrines has been neglected by conservation practices in Sudan and in most of the Islamic world.  a17590442 (ISSN)