Ancient pathways, ancestral knowledge : ethnobotany and ecological wisdom of Indigenous peoples of northwestern North America
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- ISBN: 9780773543805 (v.1-2, hardcover)
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2 volumes (xxxvii, 541, xv, 552 pages) : illistrations, tables, portraits, maps ; 24 cm. - Publisher: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2014.
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General Note: | Volume 1: Ethnobotany and ecological wisdom of Indigenous peoples of northwestern North America -- Volume 2: The place and meaning of plants in Indigenous cultures and worldviews. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Volume one : the history and practice of indigenous plant knowledge. Introduction to the book : ethnobotanical and ethnoecological knowledge across time and space -- Part one : history. Into the past : ancient relationships among people, plants, and environments -- Reflections on plant names in understanding the history of people-plant relationships -- Change, loss, and adaptation of plant traditions -- Part two : development. Plants as food : development, diversity, dissemination -- Plant use in technology over time and space -- Herbal medicine and healing traditions -- Volume two : the place and meaning of plants in indigenous cultures and worldviews. Part three : integration and management. Moving for the harvest : seasonal rounds and plant knowledge -- Cultural institutions related to ethnobotanical knowledge and practice -- Trade and exchange : sharing plant products and ethnobotanical knowledge across geographical and cultural space -- Management and sustainable of plant resources and habitats -- Part four : underlying philosophy. Narratives in transmission of ethnobotanical knowledge -- Worldview and belief systems in ethnobotanical knowledge systems -- Ancient pathways and new pathways for retaining and renewing botanical and environmental knowledge systems for the future. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | E 98 B7 T87 2014 V.1 (Text) | 26040003002611 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - | ||
Lansdowne Library | E 98 B7 T87 2014 V.2 (Text) | 26040003002629 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |