ISBN:
9783319246819
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Ethnobiology
Series Statement:
Ethnobiology Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Si, Aung The Traditional Ecological Knowledge of the Solega : A Linguistic Perspective
DDC:
306.4/5
Keywords:
Soligas (Indic people) Ethnobiology
;
Plant anatomy
;
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Abstract:
This book covers the ethnobiology and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of the Solega people of southern India. Solega TEK is shown to be a complex, inter-related network of detailed observations of natural phenomena, well-reasoned and often highly accurate theorizing, as well as a belief system, derived from cultural norms, regarding the relationships between humans and other species on the one hand, and between non-human species on the other. As language-based studies are strongly biased toward investigations of ethno-taxonomy and nomenclature, the importance of studying TEK in its proper context is discussed as making context and encyclopedic knowledge the objects of study are essential for a proper understanding of TEK. Dr. Aung Si McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow University of Melbourne School of Languages and Linguistics Babel Building 139 Parkville, VIC 3010 Australia
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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