Análisis de la participación de las mujeres en el Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial: procesos de incorporación y visibilización

This article presents the result of the analysis of women's claims regarding their incorporation into the visible and public part of the intangible manifestations of traditional Spanish culture. This study had as concrete objectives the theoretical approach to the Intangible Cultural Heritage from a gender perspective, the study of the representation of women in intangible items declared BIC in the Spanish State and the analysis of the division of functions determined by gender in Intangible cultural manifestations of different fields: rituals, festive manifestations and productive activities. In addition, a specific investigation of several intangible cultural manifestations was carried out, with examples of incorporation of women in a varied way: natural evolution, conflicts in the process of incorporation and follow-up of claims in process, and concluded with a proposal of good practices for the incorporation of women into the public sphere of intangible cultural items.