Cultural Heritage as Religious Places and Artifacts: Crisis and Management

Abstract

This research article “Cultural heritage as religious places and artifacts : Crisis and management” has three objectives : 1) to study the concept of the cultural heritages as religious places and artifacts 2) to study crisis and solutions of the cultural heritages as religious places and artifacts in Thailand and 3) to offer the management of cultural heritages as religious places and artifacts. This is a qualitative research by studying related documents and interviews.

               The research found that (1) the concept of Buddhist cultural heritages as religious places and artifacts refers to The building was built for religious practice in Buddhism can divided into five categories, pagoda, Buddha places, Sangha places, surroundings and monuments. (2) the crisis and solutions of the cultural heritage as religious places and artifacts in Thailand :  legal issues, Management problems, Involvement issues of relevant agencies. (3) The way to manage the cultural heritage as religious places and artifacts three models such as 1) Policy formulation Management, the Convention on World heritage and management in accordance with law governing religious places and artifacts. 2) Participatory cultural heritage management model, Collaborative management of monks, Government, Educational institution, Local and private communities to preserve the religious places and artifacts. 3) Management model of cultural heritage in local temples, organizing activities to raise awareness in conservation and the creation of networks for the conservation of religious places and artifacts.