Digital Library of Living Traditions. A Proposal for the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Jordan

This research addresses the valorisation of Jordan’s intangible cultural heritage (ICH) and introduces the concept of a web-based tool for documenting Jordan’s cultural landscape through its craft production, the Digital Library of Living Traditions (DL). The aim of the research is to increase the understanding of the collections exhibited at the Museum of Folklore and Popular Traditions at the archaeological site of the Roman Theater in ʻAmmān. T his paper reports on the creation of a research and dissemination tool, the DL, to include objects, places, and techniques beyond the collections exhibited in museums in the valorization process of Jordan’s living heritage.