Exchange of Varieties and Information Between Aguaruna Manioc Cultivators

Boster, James S.

doi:10.1525/aa.1986.88.2.02a00100

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“…Beyond the polarization between the two currents presented above, other authors believed that such paradigms only reflected theoretical approaches focused on the different operational levels of human cognitive systems (BOSTER, 1986;NAZAREA, 1999), one directed toward universal patterns of classification (LÉVI-STRAUSS, 1966;BERLIN, 1973BERLIN, , 1992 and the other toward the way in which the material dimension of human life shapes (but does not determine) local systems of knowledge and the classification of nature (HUNN, 1982). In this sense, these two explanations gradually became regarded as models of cognitive functioning that could operate simultaneously and complementarily in the way individuals grasp the elements of the natural world (BOSTER, 1986;NAZAREA, 1999;MORRIS, 2000;TURNER, 2000).…”

Section: Theoretical Landmarks and Central Debates In Ethnobiologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this sense, these two explanations gradually became regarded as models of cognitive functioning that could operate simultaneously and complementarily in the way individuals grasp the elements of the natural world (BOSTER, 1986;NAZAREA, 1999;MORRIS, 2000;TURNER, 2000).…”

Section: Theoretical Landmarks and Central Debates In Ethnobiologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In short, these discussions of the mechanisms associated with the human acquisition of knowledge about the natural world seem to have led to an increasing emphasis on the conditions-material (ecology and modes of production), socio-political (political economy) and symbolic-cognitive (local forms of representation)-into which the processes of transmission (D'ANDRADE, 1981;HEWLETT and CAVALLI-SFORZA, 1986;OHMAGARI and BERKES, 1997;ROSS, 2002a;ROSS and REVILLA-MINAYA, 2011) and distribution (GARRO, 1986;BOSTER, 1986;ROMNEY and MOORE, 1998;REYES-GARCIA et al, 2007a) of knowledge are inserted. Taking into consideration the abovementioned research contributions, and considering that rural/local populations have undergone significant economic and socio-cultural changes all over the globe, studies have increasingly focused on the transformations of local knowledge associated with this process (ZENT, 1999;HUNN, 1999;BENZ and WORTH, 2000;ROSS, 2002b;ELLEN, 2006;REYES-GARCIA et al, 2007b).…”

Section: Theoretical Landmarks and Central Debates In Ethnobiologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other topics common to ethnobiological studies are the modes of transmission (D'ANDRADE, 1981;OHMAGARI and BERKES, 1997;ROSS, 2002a;ROSS and REVILLA-MINAYA, 2011) and distribution (GARRO, 1986;BOSTER, 1986;ROMNEY and MOORE, 1998;REYES-GARCIA et al, 2003, 2007a of local knowledge in a given society and their transformations in the face of the historical changes experienced by local/rural populations (ZENT, 1999;HUNN, 1999;BENZ and WORTH, 2000;ROSS, 2002b;ELLEN, 2006;REYES-GARCIA et al, 2007b).…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Etnoecologia Em Perspectiva: Origens, Interfaces E Correntes Atuais De Um Campo Em Ascensão

Prado

Murrieta

2015

Ambient. soc.

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O conhecimento ecológico local (CEL) tem sido abordado em suas dimensões cognitivas, históricas e de interface com a ciência normativa. Para uma compreensão mais aprofundada das potencialidades presentes nos estudos sobre o CEL é imprescindível uma visão mais abrangente dos marcos teóricos que pontuaram a história das etnociências, notadamente da etnobiologia. Assim, o presente artigo traz uma síntese dos debates centrais na etnobiologia e dos seus desdobramentos em linhas de pesquisa correntes e também incipientes, sobretudo no Brasil. As transformações no CEL e as comparações deste com o conhecimento científico também são aqui abordadas. Também é desenvolvido o argumento de que, mais do que nas similaridades, são nas divergências entre esses conhecimentos que reside o maior potencial para se aprofundar no entendimento do CEL. Trazer à luz a parcela de seu repertório que lhe é particular alimenta novas hipóteses de interesse tanto etnoecológico quanto antropológico sobre seu processo de aquisição individual.

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Section: Theoretical Landmarks and Central Debates In Ethnobiologymentioning

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Section: Theoretical Landmarks and Central Debates In Ethnobiologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theoretical Landmarks and Central Debates In Ethnobiologymentioning

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“…Interviews were conducted in Bislama, a neo-Melanesian pidgin and national language. Participant selection was based on snowball sampling (Bernard 1998), and was stratified by age and gender because these variables commonly pattern TEK within communities (Boster 1986). However, there was a clear gender imbalance in our sample in three communities, which we discuss in more depth below.…”

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Local Perceptions of Changes in Traditional Ecological Knowledge: A Case Study from Malekula Island, Vanuatu

McCarter

Gavin

2013

AMBIO

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Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is a critical global resource that may be eroding amid social and environmental change. Here, we present data on local perceptions of TEK change from three communities on Malekula Island in Vanuatu. Utilizing a structured interview (n = 120), we find a common perception of TEK loss. Participants defined two key periods of TEK erosion (roughly 1940-1960 and 1980-present), and noted that TEK decline was driven both external (e.g., church) and internal (e.g., shifting values) processes. Erosion was perceived to more comprehensive in the worldview domain than in aspects of ethnobiological knowledge and practice. These data indicate the perceived fragility of TEK systems and the complexity of TEK change. TEK systems are critical to natural resource management, and data such as these will assist in designing nuanced responses to the ongoing loss of cultural knowledge and practice.

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Learning Ethnobiology: Creating Knowledge and Skills about the Living World

Zarger

2011

Ethnobiology

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Exchange of Varieties and Information Between Aguaruna Manioc Cultivators

Cited by 184 publications

References 31 publications

A Etnoecologia Em Perspectiva: Origens, Interfaces E Correntes Atuais De Um Campo Em Ascensão

A Etnoecologia Em Perspectiva: Origens, Interfaces E Correntes Atuais De Um Campo Em Ascensão

Local Perceptions of Changes in Traditional Ecological Knowledge: A Case Study from Malekula Island, Vanuatu

Learning Ethnobiology: Creating Knowledge and Skills about the Living World

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