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Historical Ethnobotany: Interpreting the Old Records

History is the basis for our interpretation of humanity's past. Indeed, new developments in digital humanities and the digitalization of archives can place historical sources in a new light. Systematized historical sources allow us to see the practical changes that have occurred over centuries...

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Main Author: Sõukand, Renata
Other Authors: Kalle, Raivo
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
Subjects:
Textiles
Archive Data
Art
Wild Food Plants
Plant Identification
Historical Sources
Biocultural Diversity
Cultural Relict Plants
Old Herbals
Flax
Human-plants Relations
Alps
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
History Of Ethnomedicine
Cultural History
Cultural Symbols
Ono No Komachi
Folk Medicine
Folklore Collections
Wool
N/a
Useful Plants
Medicinal Plants
Pelješac Peninsula
Diachronic Comparison
Charismatic Species
Livonia
Living Biocultural Heritage
Central Europe
History Of Ethnobotany
Courland
Arable Weed Conservation
Historical Ethnopharmacology
Folk Poetry
Ritual Of The Bacabs
Mountain Regions
Cyprus
Estonian History
Ne Mediterranean
Scholarly Medicine
Historical Ethnobotany
Mediterranean Diet
Early Citizen Science Studies
Natural Dyes
Wild Greens
Ethnobotanical Investigation
Ethnobotany
Ethnopharmacology
Research & Information: General / Bicssc
Traditional Use
Anthropology
Ethnomedicine
Biology, Life Sciences / Bicssc
Duckweed
Silvopastoral System
Ritual Plants
Sacral Heritage
Ho Ching-ming
Hildegard Von Bingen
Kurma Purana
Borders
Baroque
Floral Elements
Herbal Remedies
Local Ecological Knowledge
Maronites
Plant Symbolism
Paul Emile Botta
Ethnobotanical Convergence
Easter Eggs
Babylonian Talmud
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Description
Summary:History is the basis for our interpretation of humanity's past. Indeed, new developments in digital humanities and the digitalization of archives can place historical sources in a new light. Systematized historical sources allow us to see the practical changes that have occurred over centuries of ethnobotany and analyze (although sometimes solely hypothesize on) the causes of such changes. Studying history helps us to understand the influences on the evolution of local ecological knowledge regarding plant use. In ethnobotany, numerous understudied historical sources are awaiting modern interpretations. Old uses enhanced by the new possibilities offered by technology can enrich our everyday lives. Yet, understanding historical sources, especially in ethnobotany, where several disciplines are involved, is not univocal. Mistakes introduced by misidentified plants or information misinterpreted from old languages can have negative, long-term consequences. This Special Issue provides examples of the critical analyses of various historical sources and insights into ongoing historical and diachronic studies on plant use. This reprint is intended for a broad interdisciplinary audience interested in historical ethnobotany, history of plant studies, and human culture.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (282 p.)
ISBN:9783036593982
books978-3-0365-9398-2
9783036593999

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