Open AccessVertical Lands and Horizontal Gods – Is East “East” and West “West”?
Author(s) -
Haga Mitsuru
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
relacje międzykulturowe
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2544-2546
pISSN - 2544-2139
DOI - 10.12797/rm.02.2020.08.01
Subject(s) - buddhism , cultural heritage , horizontal and vertical , globalization , history , reflection (computer programming) , geography , archaeology , political science , geodesy , computer science , law , programming language
The article aims at characterizing vertical and horizontal types of cultural heritage dissemination. It offers an essayistic reflection on selected cultural examples from the East and the West which are relevant for the understanding of the multileveled and multidimensional nature of the role of cultural heritage in intercultural relations. The examples discussed in the article include: Buddhism, Hellenism, the history of Gdańsk/Danzing and the Great Empire of Manchuria. Although deliberately no final conclusions are drawn, the article provides a point of departure for a deeper understanding of cultural globalization.