The Traditional Ecological Knowledge of the Solega A Linguistic Perspective /
This book covers the ethnobiology and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of the Solega people of southern India. Solega TEK is shown to be a complex, inter-related network of detailed observations of natural phenomena, well-reasoned and often highly accurate theorizing, as well as a belief syste...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Corporate Author: | |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cham :
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2016.
|
| Series: | Ethnobiology,
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
| Summary: | This book covers the ethnobiology and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) of the Solega people of southern India. Solega TEK is shown to be a complex, inter-related network of detailed observations of natural phenomena, well-reasoned and often highly accurate theorizing, as well as a belief system, derived from cultural norms, regarding the relationships between humans and other species on the one hand, and between non-human species on the other. As language-based studies are strongly biased toward investigations of ethno-taxonomy and nomenclature, the importance of studying TEK in its proper context is discussed as making context and encyclopedic knowledge the objects of study are essential for a proper understanding of TEK. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | XII, 252 p. 25 illus., 10 illus. in color. online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9783319246819 |
| ISSN: | 2365-7553 |
