De Usynlige Fortællinger - Fraværet af formidling af religion på danske kulturhistoriske museer
Oversat titel
The Invisible Stories - The Absence of Religious Portrayal in Danish Museums of Cultural History
Forfatter
Semester
4. semester
Uddannelse
Udgivelsesår
2024
Afleveret
2024-10-01
Antal sider
79
Abstract
Denne afhandling viser hvordan formidlingen af religioner på de danske kulturhistoriske museer ikke er repræsentativ for den religiøse demografi, men også hvordan religionerne som selvstændige emner ikke bliver formidlet uden at træde i baggrunden til fordel for historisk kontekst og kulturelle konnotationer eksisterende i dag. Dette er fordi museerne arbejder ud fra en definition af begrebet kulturarv som er åben til fortolkning og fordi religion bliver betragtet som et kontroversielt emne, af både museumsansatte og besøgende. Årsagen er at samfundets religion er blevet kulturaliseret og derfor ses religion, og specielt fremmede religioner som en trussel for den sekulariserede nations sammenhængskraft.
This thesis sets out with the intent of examining how and to which degree religion is portrayed in Danish museums of cultural history. With a thorough discussion surrounding a definition of the term cultural heritage and the theories about the processes of culturalized religion, a number of museum exhibitions, mainly in Copenhagen, was visited and analysed through the themes, chronology and structure, objects and texts, culturalized religion and modernity. It was proved that the majority of museums failed in their portrayal of religion, both in terms of representing the religious diversity of the current Danish population and exhibiting religion as an independent subject stripped of its cultural connotations. The fault lay partly with the museum staff, who let their own interests and fear of dividing the population and creating controversy influence their work, but also with the ministry of culture and their absence of a clear definition of cultural heritage. Therefor the responsibility of the museums in this regard were op for interpretation, and because the Danish society is heavily influenced by the concept of culturalized religion, this also affected how minority religions were portrayed. To conclude, this thesis provides a solution on how museums can integrate religion more appropriately.
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