A little bit of Africa in Brazil: ethnobiology experiences in the field of Afro-Brazilian religions

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque¹ 

[1] Departamento de Biologia, Área de Botânica, Laboratório de Etnobiologia Aplicada e Teórica (LEA), Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, Recife 52171-030, Pernambuco, Brasil

关键词: Evocations;    Fieldwork;    Ethnography;    Ethnobotany;    Ethnobiology;   

Others  :  861810
DOI  :  10.1186/1746-4269-10-12

 received in 2014-01-06, accepted in 2014-01-13,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

This essay, which is the fourth in the series “Recollections, Reflections, and Revelations: Ethnobiologists and Their First Time in the Field”, is a personal reflection by the researcher on his first field experience with ethnobiology of so called Afro-brazilian cults. The author recounts his feelings and concerns associated with initial fieldwork.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Albuquerque; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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