Die kulturele en praktiese waarde van inheemse kennis oor plantgebruike in die 21ste eeu
Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie/South African Journal of Science and Technology
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Die kulturele en praktiese waarde van inheemse kennis oor plantgebruike in die 21ste eeu The affordances of ethnobotanical research in the 21st century | |
| Creator | van Wyk, Ben-Erik | |
| Description | Kritici van etnobotaniese navorsing kan moontlik die vraag vra wat die relevansie daarvan is om die inheemse kennis rondom plantgebruike van verskillende kultuurgroepe op te teken. Hierdie artikel fokus op die waarde en voordele van etnobotaniese studies in die 21ste eeu. Die konteks is kwantitatiewe etnobotaniese opnames wat die afgelope klompie jare in Suid-Afrika gedoen is. Vir die bespreking van die Matriksmetode, wat deur Van Wyk en De Beer ontwikkel is, word daar verwys na sodanige opnames in die Hantam, in Calvinia se distrik, en die Kamiesberg in Namakwaland. Die praktiese implikasies van etnobotaniese studies word bespreek, en daar word spesifiek verwys na regsaspekte en intellektuele eiendomsreg. Daar word gekyk na die praktiese voordele en aanwending van etnobotaniese werk in (1) die kommersialisering van plantprodukte; (2) die bemagtiging van plaaslike gemeenskappe deur eko-toerisme; en (3) die rol van etnobotanie in skoolonderwys. Vervolgens word daar gekyk na die kulturele aanwending van etnobotanie, onder meer in (4) die skone kunste; (5) musiek; (6) kookkuns; (7) skryfkuns en poësie; (8) onomastiek (die oorsprong van plekname – met die naam ‘Hantam’ as spesifieke voorbeeld). Laastens word die kollig geplaas op ‘n gemarginaliseerde en dikwels afgeskeepte aspek van etnobotaniese navorsing, naamlik die magiese gebruike van toorplante. Critics of ethnobotanical research may ask the question what the relevance is of documenting the indigenous knowledge of different cultural groups. This article focuses on the value and advantages of ethnobotanical research in the 21st century. The context is quantitative ethnobotanical surveys conducted in South Africa in recent years. For the discussion of the Matrix Method that was developed by Van Wyk and De Beer, reference is made to such surveys in the Hantam, Calvinia district in the Northern Cape, and the Kamiesberg in Namaqualand. The practical implications of ethnobotanical studies are discussed, specifically referring to legal aspects and issues of intellectual property rights. The affordances of ethnobotanical research are then considered, in (1) the development and commercialisation of products; (2) the empowerment of members of the community and the role of eco-tourism in socio-economic development, and (3) education. The cultural implications of ethnobotany is discussed next, such as found in (4) the arts, (5) music, (6) cuisine, (7) writing and poetry, (8) onomastics (the origin of place names – with the name ‘Hantam’ as specific example). Lastly, the focus is on a marginalised and often neglected aspect of ethnobotanical research, namely the magical uses of charm plants. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2015-11-30 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/satnt.v34i1.1349 | |
| Source | Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie; Vol 34, No 1 (2015); 11 bladsye Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie; Vol 34, No 1 (2015); 11 bladsye 2222-4173 0254-3486 | |
| Language | eng | |
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