Ethnobiology

by Anderson, E. N.; Pearsall, Deborah; Hunn, Eugene; Turner, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9780470547854
• ISBN10: 0470547855
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-09
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Ethnobiology is the study of relationships between particular ethnic groups, or cultures, and their plant and animal environments. This is the single authoritative source on ethnobiology, from the leading members of the Society for Ethnobiology. It covers the entire field, including laboratory biology, medical anthropology, archaeological, ethnological, and linguistic approaches. This unique text allows students to begin doing guided research in any area of ethnobiology, from archaeoethnozoology to ethnomycology. It is suitable for advanced-level ethnobotany, ethnobiology, and archaeologically related courses, as well as research institutes.

Author Biography

Eugene Anderson is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Anthropology?University of California, Riverside and Affiliated Professor at Department of Anthropology, University of Washington.?He is President of the Society for Ethnobiology and sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Ethnobiology.?Dr. Anderson has 45 years of teaching experience in most areas of Anthropology.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Ethnobiology: Overview of a Growing Field	p. 1
History of Ethnobiology	p. 15
Ethics in Ethnobiology: History, International Law and Policy, and Contemporary Issues	p. 27
From Researcher to Parmer: Ethical Challenges and Issues Facing the Ethnobiological Researcher	p. 51
The World According to Is'a: Combining Empiricism and Spiritual Understanding in Indigenous Ways of Knowing	p. 65
Ethnozoology	p. 83
Ethnobiology, Historical Ecology, the Archaeofaunal Record, and Interpreting Human Landscapes	p. 97
Ethnobiology as a Bridge between Science and Ethics: An Applied Paleozoological Perspective	p. 115
Ethnobotany: The Study of People-Plant Relationships	p. 133
Reconstructing Past Life-Ways with Plants I: Subsistence and Other Daily Needs	p. 149
Reconstructing Past Life-Ways with Plants II: Human-Environment and Human-Human Interactions	p. 173
History and Current Trends of Ethnobiological Research in Europe	p. 189
Ethnomycology: Fungi and Mushrooms in Cultural Entanglements	p. 213
Ethnoecological Approaches to Integrating Theory and Method in Ethnomedical Research	p. 231
Assessments of Indigenous Peoples' Traditional Food and Nutrition Systems	p. 249
Ethnoecology and Landscapes	p. 267
Traditional Resource and Environmental Management	p. 285
Ethnobiology and Agroecology	p. 305
Linguistic Ethnobiology	p. 319
Cognitive Studies in Ethnobiology: What Can We Learn About the Mind as Well as Human Environmental Interaction?	p. 335
The Symbolic Uses of Plants	p. 351
Learning Ethnobiology: Creating Knowledge and Skills about the Living World	p. 371
Index	p. 389
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