LEADER 03956nam 2200721Ia 450 001 9910478935603321 005 20200722152127.0 010 $a1-282-66236-8 010 $a9786612662362 010 $a1-84545-814-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000000016700 035 $a(EBL)717892 035 $a(OCoLC)733040231 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000436117 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12141460 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000436117 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10425274 035 $a(PQKB)10088647 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001193946 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12501765 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001193946 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11146931 035 $a(PQKB)11480926 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC717892 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000016700 100 $a20100310d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aEthnobotany in the new Europe$b[electronic resource] $epeople, health, and wild plant resources /$fedited by Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana, Andrea Pieroni, and Rajindra K. Puri 210 $aNew York $cBerghahn Books$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (408 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in environmental anthropology and ethnobiology 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78238-124-4 311 $a1-84545-456-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTable of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Appendices; Chapter 1 - The Ethnobotany of Europe; Chapter 2 - People and Plants in Le?pushe?; Chapter 3 - The Cultural Signifi cance of Wild-gathered Plant Species in Kartitsch; Chapter 4 - Local Innovations to Folk Medical Conditions; Chapter 5 - Awareness of Scarcity of Medicinal Plants in Roussenski Lom; Chapter 6 - 'My Doctor Doesn't Understand Why I Use Them'; Chapter 7 - Wild Food and Medicinal Plant Knowledge in Northeastern Portugal; Chapter 8 - The Use of Wild Edible Plants in the Graecanic Area in Calabria, Southern Italy 327 $aChapter 9 - The Ecology and Use of Edible Thistles in E?vora, PortugalChapter 10 - Spring is Coming; Chapter 11 - Plants as Symbols in Scotland Today; Chapter 12 - The Botanical Identity and Cultural Significance of Lithuanian Jovaras; Chapter 13 - Norway's Rosmarin in Past and Present Tradition; Chapter 14 - Chamomiles in Spain; Chapter 15 - Plant Knowledge of English Livestock Farmers; Chapter 16 - Rural and Urban Allotments in Gravesham, Kent, U.K.; Notes on Contributors; Index 330 $aThe study of European wild food plants and herbal medicines is an old discipline that has been invigorated by a new generation of researchers pursuing ethnobotanical studies in fresh contexts. Modern botanical and medical science itself was built on studies of Medieval Europeans' use of food plants and medicinal herbs. In spite of monumental changes introduced in the Age of Discovery and Mercantile Capitalism, some communities, often of immigrants in foreign lands, continue to hold on to old recipes and traditions, while others have adopted and enculturated exotic plants and remedies into t 410 0$aStudies in environmental anthropology and ethnobiology. 606 $aHuman-plant relationships$zEurope 606 $aEthnobotany$zEurope 606 $aMedicinal plants$zEurope 606 $aPlants and civilization$zEurope 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHuman-plant relationships 615 0$aEthnobotany 615 0$aMedicinal plants 615 0$aPlants and civilization 676 $a581.6/3094 701 $aPardo de Santayana$b Manuel$0983535 701 $aPieroni$b Andrea$0312728 701 $aPuri$b Rajindra K$0983536 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910478935603321 996 $aEthnobotany in the new Europe$92245152 997 $aUNINA