Chapter 1. Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Anthropocene. Taking Stock of Initiatives across the World (Christoph Wulf).- Part I: Living Heritage as Initiator of Transition.- Chapter 2. Living Heritage - A Contribution from UNESCO (Susanne Schnüttgen).- Chapter 3. Living Heritage as a Global Public Good and Sustainable Development (Pier Luigi Petrillo).
- Chapter 4. Giving a Voice to the People: Intangible Cultural Heritage in Transformation and Structural Change (Marlen Meissner).- Chapter 5. World Heritage and Intangible Heritage - What Connects it and what Differentiates it? (Marie-Theres Albert).- Chapter 6. UNESCO''s World Heritage Convention, the Intangible Heritage Convention and the Masterpiece Programme. An Analysis of Mutual Relations, References and Distinctions (Thomas Schmitt).- Part II: Colonialism, Minorities, Inequalities, and the Struggle for Human Rights.
- Chapter 7. Africa''s Response to Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention (Michael Omolewa, Emmanuel Orihentare Eregare & Rose Eyefujinrin Ebohon).- Chapter 8. Notes Nobody Notes: Samba as Musical Heritage of African Ancestry in Brazil (Nina Graeff).- Chapter 9. Threats and Approaches in Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. A View from the United States (Michelle L. Stefano).
- Chapter 10. Controversial Intangible Heritage in Indonesia (Lydia Kieven & Christoph Antweiler).- Chapter 11. Intangible Heritage and the Complexities of Inequalities in the Politics of Belonging (Kristin Kuutma & Elo-Hanna Seljamaa).- Chapter 12. On Reaching a Consensus: A Paradigm for the Inscription of Elements on the UNESCO Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage (Eva Kuminková, L''ubica Vol''anská, Martin Andrade Perez).- Part III: Identity Building, Participation, and Conflicts.- Chapter 13.
Twenty Years of the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: Experiences from the Implementation of the Convention in Poland (2011-2023) (Hanna Schreiber).- Chapter 14. Valleys Low, Mountains High. Embedding the 2003 Convention in Switzerland (Stefan Koslowski & Julien Vuilleumier).- Chapter 15. Expanding Cultural Participation through the 2003 UNESCO Convention in Germany''s Multi-Level Governance System (Benjamin Hanke).- Chapter 16. Making Sense - and Talking about Smell.
Dynamics of the Implementation of the 2003 Convention in the Netherlands (Sophie Elpers).- Chapter 17. An Examination of the Developmental Process and Characteristics of the Korean Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection System (Hahm, Hanhee & Yong Gu Kim).- Chapter 18. The Special Way of Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding in China and Some New Practice and Concepts (Anying Chen).- Chapter 19. What Contribution do Intangible Cultural Heritage Practices make to Identity? Global, Regional, National, and Local Perspectives. A Colombian Case Study (Viviana Polo-Flórez).
- Chapter 20. Against All Odds: Keeping Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Arab World Vivant (Hani Hayajneh).- Part IV: Living Culture in Aesthetic Encounters.- Chapter 21. Music as Heritage (Tiago de Oliveira Pinto).- Chapter 22. Modern Dance Created in Germany. The Safeguarding and Creative Practice of Dance Heritage (Vicky Kämpfe).
- Chapter 23. Intangible Cultural Heritage: Challenges and Expectations. (Christoph Wulf).- Chapter 24. Museums as Facilitators in the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (Hartwig Lüdtke).- Chapter 25. The Glocal Self: Cultural Policy Concepts between Heritage and Future Using the Example of Berlin''s Humboldt Forum (Julius Heinicke).- Chapter 26.
From Communities of Belief to Artists in Performance: ''Clear Enigma'' of Odin Teatret and the Pulluvas, or Three Transitions in Heritage (Sharmistha Saha).- Part V: Challenging Issues, Future Developments, and New Areas of Research.- Chapter 27. Cultural Economies of Intangible Cultural Heritage as Modalities of Care. The Wealth of Networks, Community-Based Value Chains and Commoning (Gertraud Koch, Julia Rausch & Anna Stoffregen).- Chapter 28. Deeply Entangled, Never Alone: Intangible Cultural Heritage Practices in Post-Digital and Digital Culture (Benjamin Jörissen & Leopold Klepacki).- Chapter 29.
Threats to the Transmission of Living Heritage among Children and Youth. Social Media Use, Reflections and Suggestions from a decade of Capacity-building (Suzanne Ogge).- Chapter 30. Metaphors for the Study of Digital Heritage Cultures (Payal Arora).- Chapter 31. Anthropology as a Catalyst in Living Heritage World-Making Projects: The Case of the Voladores Ceremony in Mexico (Cristina Amescua-Chávez & Montserrat Patricia Rebollo Cruz).- Chapter 32. Intangible Heritage as a Factor of Cultural Resilience in Rural Areas of Germany (Manuel Trummer & Mirko Uhlig).
- Chapter 33. Restoration of Intangible Cultural Heritage and Communities after Disasters: Cases of "Soma Nomaoi" and "Obori Soma Yaki" in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan (Tomo Ishimura).