GERONTOLOŠKI CENTAR KAO ISHODIŠTE NEMATERIJALNOG KULTURNOG NASLEĐA
RETIREMENT HOME AS A POINT OF ORIGIN OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the research was to detect elements of intangible cultural heritage which still exist in these specific living circumstances, using the narratives on life values given by the population of a retirement home in Knjaževac. Aside from this, the task was to shed light on the important changes in the practice of certain elements of intangible cultural heritage which occur due to the fact that life in the retirement home is significantly different than life outside. These changes, as it will be shown, led to the reduction of the form and content of certain practices, or to their complete loss. However, as the most prominent example of the sustainability of intangible cultural heritage, the krsna slava is singled out. It is also important to emphasize that certain aspects of this heritage have therapeutic benefits in the given circumstances – they serve to maintain and improve the quality of life of the home’s residents.

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