Ethno-ornithology: Birds, Indigenous Peoples, Culture and Society

Ethno-ornithology: Birds, Indigenous Peoples, Culture and Society
ISBN-10
1849774757
ISBN-13
9781849774758
Category
Education
Pages
377
Language
English
Published
2012-08-06
Publisher
Earthscan
Authors
Andrew Gosler, Sonia C. Tidemann

Description

An African proverb states that when a knowledgeable old person dies, a whole library disappears. In that light, this book presents knowledge that is new or has not been readily available until now because it has not previously been captured or reported by indigenous people. Indigenous knowledge that embraces ornithology takes in whole social dimensions that are inter-linked with environmental ethos, conservation and management for sustainability. In contrast, western approaches have tended to reduce knowledge to elemental and material references. This book also looks at the significance of ind.

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