Front Cover -- HISTORICAL ETHNOBIOLOGY -- HISTORICAL ETHNOBIOLOGY -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- One - Introduction -- 1. Initial considerations -- 2. History and development of ethnobiology -- 2.1 Preclassical period (XIX-1950), Clément (1998)/First phase, Hunn (2007) -- 2.2 Classical period (1950-80), Clément (1998)/Second and Third phases, Hunn (2007) -- 2.3 Postclassical period (after the 1980s), Clément (1998)/Fourth phase, Hunn (2007) -- 2.4 Fifth phase of ethnobiology, Wolverton (2013) -- 3. Historical development of ethnobotany -- 3.1 Evolution of the scientific concepts of ethnobotany -- 3.1.1 Changes in the interpretation of ethnobotany in the course of history -- 3.2 Brief comment about the history of the development of ethnobotany -- 3.2.1 Botany, ethnobotany, and explorers in the New World -- 3.2.2 Ethnobotany as a new academic discipline -- 4. Brief synthesis -- References -- Two - Defining historical ethnobiology -- 1. Theoretical matrix and concept of historical ethnobiology -- 2. Related knowledge areas to make possible historical ethnobiology research -- 3. Themes of interest of historical ethnobiology -- References -- Three - Documents that reveal the interactions between people and nature -- 1. The logical meaning of the terms involved in the documentary analysis for ethnobiology -- 2. Interaction between people and elements of nature -- 2.1 Comments on the origins of the knowledge about medicinal virtues of the species -- 2.1.1 Techniques for discovering useful species as medicine -- 2.1.1.1 Technique of nature observation -- 2.1.1.2 Technique of random attempt of hit and error -- 2.1.1.3 Technique of animal observation -- 2.1.1.4 Technique of contact between cultures -- 2.1.1.5 Technique of expert's experimentation.
Historical Ethnobiology presents a unique approach to analyzing human-nature interactions using theory and methodology to examine historical scientific knowledge. This book disseminates the notion that biodiversity's past local narratives influence both historical and modern scientific decisions--back cover
Historical Ethnobiology presents a unique approach to analyzing human-nature interactions, using theoretical and methodological aspects to examine historical scientific knowledge. This book disseminates the notion that past local narratives of biodiversity influence the determination of both historical and modern scientific decisions. Beginning with a brief history of ethnobiology's development, this book delves into conceptual models, historical knowledge areas, and the theoretical matrix of ethnobiology. This book also focuses on the importance of memory including topics of memory production by human in different epochs and how individual memory records contribute to social history and the understanding of the past effects of human interaction with nature. Looking ahead, it discusses the importance of records such as these for determining future mankind's relationships with nature to preserve biodiversity and ensure conservation. Historical Ethnobiology is the first book to focus on past human-nature interactions and their interpretations in today's scientific culture. This book is an excellent resource for students and researchers in biology, ethnobiology, and anthropology
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