tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "Ethnozoology in Brazil: current status and perspectives"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí yhọc Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Ethnozoology in Brazil: current status and perspectives. | JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE Ethnozoology in Brazil current status and perspectives Alves and Souto Alves and Souto Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2011 7 22 http content 7 1 22 18 July 2011 BioMed Central Alves and Souto Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2011 7 22 http content 7 1 22 Tg- JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY 5R And ethnomedicine REVIEW Open Access Ethnozoology in Brazil current status and perspectives Rômulo RN Alves1 and Wedson MS Souto2 Abstract Ancient connections between animals and human are seen in cultures throughout the world in multiple forms of interaction with the local fauna that form the core of Ethnozoology. Historically ethnozoological publications grew out of studies undertaken in academic areas such as zoology human ecology sociology and anthropology -reflecting the interdisciplinary character of this discipline. The rich fauna and cultural diversity found in Brazil with many different species of animals being used for an extremely wide diversity of purposes by Amerindian societies as well as the descendents of the original European colonists and African slaves presents an excellent backdrop for examining the relationships that exist between humans and other animals. This work presents a historical view of ethnozoological research in Brazil and examines its evolution tendencies and future perspectives. In summary literature researches indicated that ethnozoology experienced significant advances in recent years in Brazil although from a qualitative point of view improvement is still needed in terms of methodological procedures taxonomic precision and the use of quantitative techniques. A wide range of methodologies and theories are available in different areas of learning that can be put to good use in ethnozoological approaches if the right questions are asked. The challenges to studying ethnozoology in Brazil are not insignificant and the tendencies described in the present