The Traditional Ecological Knowledge Of The Solega: A Linguistic Perspective (Ethnobiology)

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.

• | Author: Aung Si
• | Publisher: Springer
• | Publication Date: Mar 28, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 264 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 3319796577
• | ISBN-13: 9783319796574