ANTH 1712 - AMAZONIAN ETHNOBOTONY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines the cultural understanding and uses of plants in the Ecuadorian amazon. How do Amazonian people understand what plants are? How did they originate? How are they classified? How are they similar or different from humans? How are plant foods and medicines believed to work on the human body? How should they be harvested and prepared? What sorts of human moods or attitudes are necessary to work with plants? What ritual techniques are used to achieve empathy required to work successfully with plants?
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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