Summary of the First Ethnobotanical Expedition to the Upper Marañón River, Amazonas Department, Peru

Authors

  • Brent Berlin Universidad de California, Berkeley

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52980/revistaamazonaperuana.vi2.248

Abstract

The objective of this study is to bring to light, as systematically as possible, the Aguaruna’s knowledge of their biological environment; therefore, it emphasizes the indigenous classification (ethnoclassification) of the rainforest flora. According to the author, the Aguaruna’s knowledge actually constitutes a form of botanical science that allows them to understand the plant world with a precision comparable to that of a scientist.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

BERLIN, Brent. 1972. “Speculations on the Growth of Ethnobotanical Nomenclature”. Journal of Language and Society, 1: 63-98.

BERLIN, Brent. 1973. “The Nature of Folk Systematics”. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. Palo Alto, California.

BERLIN, Brent; Dennis E. BREEDLOVE y Peter H. RAVEN. 1973. “General Principles of Classification and Nomenclature in Folk Biology”. American Anthropologist, 73: 214-242.

BERLIN, Brent; Dennis E. BREEDLOVE y Peter H. RAVEN. 1974. Principles of Tzeltal Plant Classification: An Introduction to the Botanical Ethnography of a Mayan-Speaking People of Highland Chiapas. New York: Academic Press.

Downloads

Published

1977-07-14

Issue

No. 2 (1977): Julio

Section

THEME

License

Copyright (c) 1977 Creative Commons License
Esta obra está bajo una Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Summary of the First Ethnobotanical Expedition to the Upper Marañón River, Amazonas Department, Peru. (1977). Peruvian Amazon, 2, 87-100. https://doi.org/10.52980/revistaamazonaperuana.vi2.248

Most read articles by the same author(s)