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Emerging Trends in Ethnobiology Alvaro Vaughan * Department of Ayurveda,New McGill University, Oawa, Canada * Corresponding Author: Alvaro Vaughan, Department of Ayurveda,NewMcGill University, Oawa, Canada, E-mail: [email protected] Received date: August 06, 2021; Accepted date: August 20, 2021; Published date: August 27, 2021 Citaon: Vaughan A (2021) Emerging Trends in Ethnobiology. Am J Ethnomed Vol.8 No.7:e002. Editorial Note Ethnobiology is the study of the biological sciences pracced by various ethnic groups in the study of ethnology. Therefore, it involves the knowledge of botany and zoology of the various ethnic groups in Africa, America, Asia or Australia now and in the past, as well as the biology manifested in our Western society. The term "ethnobiology" first appeared in the United States (Custer) in 1935. The term is composed of two elements "ethnology" and "biology", and its style is similar to many similar terms that have appeared since the words "ethnography" and "ethnology" appeared in the late 18th century. The above definion of the term ethnobiology follows the same principles that produced these other ethnological fields. For example, if ethnic linguiscs and ethnic history can be defined as the study of the languages of different ethnic groups in the cultural context, as well as the study of the history of different ethnic groups, then ethnic biology cannot be understood. Different from the views of the main affected people. This is not a comprehensive study of all the relaonships between humans, plants and animals, because it will include the narrow ethnobiology just menoned, as well as paleobotany, plant and animal pharmacology, zoo archaeology, research and domescaon of useful plants Wait. It will take some me to lay a unified methodology and theorecal foundaon for such a discipline. The use of a strict ethnobiological definion has operaonal and theorecal advantages, and the scope of this definion is more limited than that commonly found in some professional circles today. First of all, this definion allows the discipline to have a clear connecon with the social sciences, disnguishing it from the praccal applicaons of botany and zoology. Some people call it economic botany or applied botany and zoo engineering. It is a logical extension of most other "ethnic" disciplines, wonder and promotes a beer understanding of the historical development of ethnic biology by emphasizing the scienfic knowledge of the surrounding biological elements that they have discovered by different ethnic groups, which is a key aspect of the general discipline The relaonship between humans and their environment has been felt in the last century. Historically, science is considered the product of Western society. Realizing that other races can parcipate in scienfic work is very new, if at all. This is a power issue, which can be measured by the number and derogaon of terms used by Western scienfic authories to disnguish. What does "scienfic" knowledge come from? For example, the science of non-Western peoples is called "folklore": "natural knowledge", "foresight" or "super science", if it is not "natural history:" "knowledge" is simple and clear, "tradional ecological knowledge: "or simply Worldview. A similar situaon prevails in many circles, that is, the real possibility that sociees outside the great civilizaon may have complex language systems. The languages of tribes or indigenous peasant communies are oſten referred to as "dialects" to recall our religious history when Chrisanity was at the center of authority while all other religions were classified as paganism, idolatry, or superson. Now that power has shiſted from religion to science, the dominant society claims to have the privilege of science. The history of ethnobiology spans more than a century (from 1860 to the present) and has witnessed some changes in atudes towards the knowledge level of non-Western people. This is evident in the works of many authors from North America, Europe and other places, who have a common interest in studying the knowledge of plants and animals of different ethnic groups. These authors, doctors, archaeologists, botanists, and ethnologists were inially only concerned with the economic use of biological elements in the environment by these peoples. Next, they turned to rural nomenclature, systemac classificaon, and finally turned to knowledge of resources and their management. Editorial iMedPub Journals www.imedpub.com American Journal of Ethnomedicine ISSN 2348-9502 Vol.8 No.6:e002 2021 © Copyright iMedPub | This article is available from: https://www.imedpub.com/ethnomedicine/ 1
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Emerging Trends in EthnobiologyAlvaro Vaughan*
Department of Ayurveda,New McGill University, Ottawa, Canada*Corresponding Author: Alvaro Vaughan, Department of Ayurveda,NewMcGill University, Ottawa, Canada, E-mail: [email protected]
Received date: August 06, 2021; Accepted date: August 20, 2021; Published date: August 27, 2021
Citation: Vaughan A (2021) Emerging Trends in Ethnobiology. Am J Ethnomed Vol.8 No.7:e002.
Editorial NoteEthnobiology is the study of the biological sciences practiced
by various ethnic groups in the study of ethnology. Therefore, itinvolves the knowledge of botany and zoology of the variousethnic groups in Africa, America, Asia or Australia now and in thepast, as well as the biology manifested in our Western society.The term "ethnobiology" first appeared in the United States(Custer) in 1935. The term is composed of two elements"ethnology" and "biology", and its style is similar to many similarterms that have appeared since the words "ethnography" and"ethnology" appeared in the late 18th century.
The above definition of the term ethnobiology follows thesame principles that produced these other ethnological fields.For example, if ethnic linguistics and ethnic history can bedefined as the study of the languages of different ethnic groupsin the cultural context, as well as the study of the history ofdifferent ethnic groups, then ethnic biology cannot beunderstood. Different from the views of the main affectedpeople. This is not a comprehensive study of all the relationshipsbetween humans, plants and animals, because it will include thenarrow ethnobiology just mentioned, as well as paleobotany,plant and animal pharmacology, zoo archaeology, research anddomestication of useful plants Wait.
It will take some time to lay a unified methodology andtheoretical foundation for such a discipline. The use of a strictethnobiological definition has operational and theoreticaladvantages, and the scope of this definition is more limited thanthat commonly found in some professional circles today. First ofall, this definition allows the discipline to have a clearconnection with the social sciences, distinguishing it from thepractical applications of botany and zoology. Some people call iteconomic botany or applied botany and zoo engineering.
It is a logical extension of most other "ethnic" disciplines, wonderand promotes a better understanding of the historical
development of ethnic biology by emphasizing the scientificknowledge of the surrounding biological elements that theyhave discovered by different ethnic groups, which is a key aspectof the general discipline The relationship between humans andtheir environment has been felt in the last century. Historically,science is considered the product of Western society. Realizingthat other races can participate in scientific work is very new, ifat all. This is a power issue, which can be measured by thenumber and derogation of terms used by Western scientificauthorities to distinguish.
What does "scientific" knowledge come from? For example,the science of non-Western peoples is called "folklore": "naturalknowledge", "foresight" or "super science", if it is not "naturalhistory:" "knowledge" is simple and clear, "traditional ecologicalknowledge: "or simply Worldview. A similar situation prevails inmany circles, that is, the real possibility that societies outsidethe great civilization may have complex language systems. Thelanguages of tribes or indigenous peasant communities areoften referred to as "dialects" to recall our religious historywhen Christianity was at the center of authority while all otherreligions were classified as paganism, idolatry, or superstition.Now that power has shifted from religion to science, thedominant society claims to have the privilege of science.
The history of ethnobiology spans more than a century (from1860 to the present) and has witnessed some changes inattitudes towards the knowledge level of non-Western people.This is evident in the works of many authors from NorthAmerica, Europe and other places, who have a common interestin studying the knowledge of plants and animals of differentethnic groups. These authors, doctors, archaeologists, botanists,and ethnologists were initially only concerned with theeconomic use of biological elements in the environment bythese peoples. Next, they turned to rural nomenclature,systematic classification, and finally turned to knowledge ofresources and their management.
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