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The Traditional Ecological Knowledge of the Solega A Linguistic Perspective
Title:
The Traditional Ecological Knowledge of the Solega A Linguistic Perspective
Author:
Si, Aung. author.
ISBN:
9783319246819
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Physical Description:
XII, 252 p. 25 illus., 10 illus. in color. online resource.
Series:
Ethnobiology,
Contents:
Introduction -- Ethnotaxonomies and Universals: Investigating some Key Assumptions -- Plants in Solega Language and Culture -- Solega Ethno-ornithology -- Landscape terms in Solega -- Signs and Relationships -- Honeybee Lore -- Conclusions.
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.
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