01016nas a2200133   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100001800043245010800061300001000169490000700179520068200186022001400868                                       d1 aLeah Lowthorp00aKutiyattam, Heritage, and the Dynamics of Culture Claiming India s Place within a Global Paradigm Shift  a21-440 v793 aUNESCO s Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) program, with its emphasis on the intergenerational transmission of expressive culture, has been characterized as part of an emergent "East Asian paradigm" of heritage at the international organization. Through an examination of the cultural dynamics of Kutiyattam Sanskrit theater in both policy and practice, this article stakes a claim for India within this global heritage paradigm shift. In so doing, it suggests the possibility of a wider "pan-Asian" heritage paradigm at work, distinguished by an emphasis on the intergenerational transmission of expressive culture as well as a recognition of its continually changing nature.  a1882-6865