Ethno-ornithology : birds, indigenous peoples, culture and society / edited by Sonia Tidemann and Andrew Gosler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tidemann, Sonia.

Gosler, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnoornithology.

Human-animal relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Washington : Earthscan, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"An African proverb states that when a knowledgeable old person dies, a whole library disappears. In that light, this book presents knowledge that is new or has not been readily available until now because it has not previously been captured or reported by indigenous people. Indigenous knowledge that embraces ornithology takes in whole social dimensions that are inter-linked with environmental ethos, conservation and management for sustainability. In contrast, western approaches have tended to reduce knowledge to elemental and material references. This book also looks at the significance of indigenous knowledge of birds and their cultural significance, and how these can assist in framing research methods of western scientists working in related areas."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Ethno-ornithology Birds, Indigenous Peoples, Culture and Society; Copyright; Contents; Figures, Tables and Plates; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Abbreviations; PART I INTRODUCTION; 1 Indigenous Knowledges, Birds that Have 'Spoken' and Science; 2 Ethno-ornithology and Biological Conservation; 3 The Broader Significance of Ethno-ornithology; PART II BIRDS: HUNTING AND PRODUCTS; 4 The Ma ̄ ori and the Huia; 5 The Impact of Red Feather Currency on the Population of the Scarlet Honeyeater on Santa Cruz

6 Entrapment of Wetland Birds: Local Customs and Methods of Hunting in Krangkeng, Indramayu, Central Java7 Wildlife Hunting and Bird Trade in Northern Papua (Irian Jaya), Indonesia; PART III BIRDS AND KNOWLEDGE; 8 Transmutation of Human Knowledge about Birds in 16th-Century Honduras; 9 Sound, Sight, Stories and Science: Avoiding Pitfalls in Ethno-ornithological Research, with Examples from Kenya; 10 What the Locals Know: Comparing Traditional and Scientific Knowledge of Megapodes in Melanesia; PART IV BIRDS: STORY AND LANGUAGE; 11 Birds and Nature in the Stepwells of Gujarat, Western India

12 Aboriginal Stories: The Riches and Colour of Australian Birds13 Tlingit Birds: An Annotated List with a Statistical Comparative Analysis; 14 Raven = Heron in Mayan Language Prehistory: An Ethno-ornithological/Linguistic Study; 15 What's in a Bird's Name: Relationships among Ethno-ornithological Terms in Nage and Other Malayo-Polynesian Languages; PART V BIRDS AND CONSERVATION; 16 An Alternative Reality: Ma ̄ ori Spiritual Guardianship of New Zealand's Native Birds; 17 Everyone Loves Birds: Using Indigenous Knowledge of Birds to Facilitate Conservation in New Guinea

18 Birds, People and Conservation in Kenya19 Bird Messengers for All Seasons: Landscapes of Knowledge among the Bribri of Costa Rica; 20 The Bull of the Bog: Bittern Conservation Practice in a Western Bio-cultural Setting; 21 Towards an Indonesian Bird Conservation Ethos: Reflections from a Study of Bird-keeping in the Cities of Java and Bali; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-54383-X

1-136-54384-8

1-282-61721-4

9786612617218

1-84977-475-7

9781849774758

OCLC:

659558395