Elisabeth (Hrsg.) Hsu

Plants, Health and Healing

On the Interface of Ethnobotany and Medical Anthropology

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Plants have cultural histories, as their applications change over time and with place. Some plant species have affected human cultures in profound ways, such as the stimulants tea and coffee from the Old World, or coca and quinine from South America. Even though medicinal plants have always attracted considerable attention, there is surprisingly little research on the interface of ethnobotany and medical anthropology. This volume, which brings together (ethno-)botanists, medical anthropologists and a clinician, makes an important contribution towards filling this gap. It emphasises that plant knowledge arises situationally as an intrinsic pa… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Harris, Stephen (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-84545-821-8
EAN: 9781845458218
Produktnummer: 20450063
Verlag: Berghahn Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 328 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 5'768 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Reihenbandnummer: 6

Über den Autor

Elisabeth Hsu is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oxford, where she has convened its master's courses in medical anthropology since 2001. Based on her earlier studies in biology (botany), linguistics and sinology, she has published widely on the history and anthropology of Chinese medicine.