What can ethnobotanical research in China, Switzerland and other places of the world tell us about plant-human interaction

Dr. Caroline Weckerle (University of Zurich): öffentlicher Vortrag im Rahmen des Forschungskolloquiums Ethnologie

Datum: 16. November 2021
Zeit: 16.15 Uhr bis 17.45 Uhr
Ort: Universität Luzern, Raum 3.B48

What ethnobotanical research in China, Switzerland and other places of the world tells us about plant human interaction

This talk provides insight into ethnobotanical concepts such as the continuum model at the example of medicinal and ritual plant use, or the increase of plant use versatility over time. The concepts are explained with different case studies from Eurasia. Special emphasis is placed on ritual plant use in the Tibetan cultural area and plant use change over the last two millennia in central Europe.

PD Dr. Caroline S. Weckerle