The Traditional Ecological Knowledge of the Solega

Download or read book The Traditional Ecological Knowledge of the Solega written by Aung Si and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-09 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.