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 of et...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1288122024-03-28T03:33:38Z Historical Ethnobotany: Interpreting the Old Records Sõukand, Renata Kalle, Raivo history of ethnobotany early citizen science studies history of ethnomedicine archive data ethnopharmacology plant identification ethnobotany folk poetry plant symbolism ritual plants useful plants historical ethnobotany local ecological knowledge old herbals scholarly medicine Livonia Courland duckweed ethnobotanical convergence Hildegard von Bingen Paul Emile Botta Ritual of the Bacabs Babylonian Talmud Kurma Purana Ono no Komachi Ho Ching-ming Cyprus Maronites Mediterranean diet wild greens folklore collections biocultural diversity Estonian history folk medicine medicinal plants anthropology arable weed conservation charismatic species cultural history cultural symbols human–plants relations wild food plants cultural relict plants herbal remedies living biocultural heritage silvopastoral system Central Europe traditional use historical ethnopharmacology natural dyes traditional ecological knowledge textiles wool flax Easter eggs art Baroque floral elements NE Mediterranean Pelješac peninsula sacral heritage Alps borders ethnomedicine mountain regions ethnobotanical investigation diachronic comparison historical sources n/a thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences 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. 2023-11-30T20:55:12Z 2023-11-30T20:55:12Z 2023 book ONIX_20231130_9783036593999_264 9783036593999 9783036593982 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/128812 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/8279 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/8279 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-0365-9398-2 10.3390/books978-3-0365-9398-2 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783036593999 9783036593982 282 Basel open access |
| spellingShingle | history of ethnobotany early citizen science studies history of ethnomedicine archive data ethnopharmacology plant identification ethnobotany folk poetry plant symbolism ritual plants useful plants historical ethnobotany local ecological knowledge old herbals scholarly medicine Livonia Courland duckweed ethnobotanical convergence Hildegard von Bingen Paul Emile Botta Ritual of the Bacabs Babylonian Talmud Kurma Purana Ono no Komachi Ho Ching-ming Cyprus Maronites Mediterranean diet wild greens folklore collections biocultural diversity Estonian history folk medicine medicinal plants anthropology arable weed conservation charismatic species cultural history cultural symbols human–plants relations wild food plants cultural relict plants herbal remedies living biocultural heritage silvopastoral system Central Europe traditional use historical ethnopharmacology natural dyes traditional ecological knowledge textiles wool flax Easter eggs art Baroque floral elements NE Mediterranean Pelješac peninsula sacral heritage Alps borders ethnomedicine mountain regions ethnobotanical investigation diachronic comparison historical sources n/a thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences Historical Ethnobotany: Interpreting the Old Records |
| title | Historical Ethnobotany: Interpreting the Old Records |
| title_full | Historical Ethnobotany: Interpreting the Old Records |
| title_fullStr | Historical Ethnobotany: Interpreting the Old Records |
| title_full_unstemmed | Historical Ethnobotany: Interpreting the Old Records |
| title_short | Historical Ethnobotany: Interpreting the Old Records |
| title_sort | historical ethnobotany interpreting the old records |
| topic | history of ethnobotany early citizen science studies history of ethnomedicine archive data ethnopharmacology plant identification ethnobotany folk poetry plant symbolism ritual plants useful plants historical ethnobotany local ecological knowledge old herbals scholarly medicine Livonia Courland duckweed ethnobotanical convergence Hildegard von Bingen Paul Emile Botta Ritual of the Bacabs Babylonian Talmud Kurma Purana Ono no Komachi Ho Ching-ming Cyprus Maronites Mediterranean diet wild greens folklore collections biocultural diversity Estonian history folk medicine medicinal plants anthropology arable weed conservation charismatic species cultural history cultural symbols human–plants relations wild food plants cultural relict plants herbal remedies living biocultural heritage silvopastoral system Central Europe traditional use historical ethnopharmacology natural dyes traditional ecological knowledge textiles wool flax Easter eggs art Baroque floral elements NE Mediterranean Pelješac peninsula sacral heritage Alps borders ethnomedicine mountain regions ethnobotanical investigation diachronic comparison historical sources n/a thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences |
| topic_facet | history of ethnobotany early citizen science studies history of ethnomedicine archive data ethnopharmacology plant identification ethnobotany folk poetry plant symbolism ritual plants useful plants historical ethnobotany local ecological knowledge old herbals scholarly medicine Livonia Courland duckweed ethnobotanical convergence Hildegard von Bingen Paul Emile Botta Ritual of the Bacabs Babylonian Talmud Kurma Purana Ono no Komachi Ho Ching-ming Cyprus Maronites Mediterranean diet wild greens folklore collections biocultural diversity Estonian history folk medicine medicinal plants anthropology arable weed conservation charismatic species cultural history cultural symbols human–plants relations wild food plants cultural relict plants herbal remedies living biocultural heritage silvopastoral system Central Europe traditional use historical ethnopharmacology natural dyes traditional ecological knowledge textiles wool flax Easter eggs art Baroque floral elements NE Mediterranean Pelješac peninsula sacral heritage Alps borders ethnomedicine mountain regions ethnobotanical investigation diachronic comparison historical sources n/a thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences |
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