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THE LOVABLE, THE LOATHSOME, AND THE LIMINAL: EMOTIONALITY IN ETHNOZOOLOGICAL COGNITION

Journal of Ethnobiology, 2006
In this paper we demonstrate the interrelationship between emotional meaning and ethnozoological cognition in American culture. Data were obtained from 101 undergraduates who freelisted the names of the animals they like as well as the names of those they dislike. Respondents also rated the five ethnozoological life forms (birds, snakes, fish, mammals,
Justin M. Nolan, Katlin E. Jones, Kenneth Wade Mcdougal, Matthew J. Mcfarlin, Michael K. Ward   +4 more
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Constitution of ethnozoological semantic domains: meaning and inclusiveness of the lexeme "insect" for the inhabitants of the county of Pedra Branca, Bahia State, Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2011
This article deals with the sociocultural construction of the 'insect' and 'animal' domains by the inhabitants of the county of Pedra Branca (municipality of Santa Terezinha, Bahia State, Brazil).
Dídac Santos-Fita, Eraldo M Costa-Neto, Alexandre Schiavetti   +2 more
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Who is local and what do they know? Braiding knowledges within carnivore management in Europe

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 7, Page 2026-2035, July 2026.
Abstract Growing recognition of Indigenous Peoples and traditional local communities as stewards of biodiversity has brought to the fore the issues of knowledge and value pluralism in conservation policy and practice. Given their basis in practical and multi‐generational experience, Indigenous and local knowledges are highly relevant to managing human ...
Hanna Pettersson, Lou Lécuyer, Juliette Young, Lindsay Stringer, Simon Calla, Erika Juhász, Zsolt Molnár   +6 more
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Assessing Value and Questioning Self‐Worth in Educational Migration: Indonesian University Students in Singapore

Anthropology &Education Quarterly, Volume 57, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines the education trajectories of Indonesian students attending university in Singapore. These students and their parents consider a project of educational migration to Singapore as a proven pathway toward their varied aspirations.
Erica M. Larson
wiley   +1 more source

The role of ethnozoology for the mammal conservation of the Brazilian Cerrado

Scientia Plena, 2021
In this study, we investigated the ethnozoological practices adopted by the population of the São Domingo dos Olhos D´Água (SDOA) settlement for the conservation of mammals in a fragmented landscape of the Cerrado, southern Goiás State, Brazil. Initially, we surveyed the mammal fauna in the legal reserve areas of SDOA through the active search and ...
Aline Mamede Vidica-Oliveira, Wellington Hannibal   +1 more
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Ethnopharmacological uses of fauna among the people of central Punjab, Pakistan

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionThe utilization of fauna and fauna-based byproducts in ethnomedicinal usages has been a longstanding human activity, practiced across various cultures worldwide.
Abdul Majid Khan, Muhammad Altaf, Tanveer Hussain, M. Haroon Hamed, Umaira Safdar, Amina Ayub, Zaibun-nisa Memon, Adnan Hafiz, Sana Ashraf, Muhammad Shoaib Amjad, Muhammad Majeed, Musheerul Hassan, Musheerul Hassan, Rainer W. Bussmann, Rainer W. Bussmann, Arshad Mahmood Abbasi, Mohamed Al-Yafrsi, Hosam O. Elansary, Eman A. Mahmoud   +18 more
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Tracking Aspirations: Neoliberal Education and Mobility for Cambodian Youth

Anthropology &Education Quarterly, Volume 57, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in rural Cambodia, this article focuses on secondary students who aspire to social and spatial mobility. It examines how a subject‐based tracking system intersects with other facets of the educational landscape to stratify students along class lines.
Jennifer Estes
wiley   +1 more source

Guardians of giants: a bibliometric analysis of mahout-elephant relationships and management takeaways for the Nilgiris

Frontiers in Animal Science
The study presents a systematic bibliometric review of mahout-elephant relations and management with specific applications for the Nilgiris region. Asian elephants face significant survival threats including habitat loss and captivity-based exploitation,
Jaisridhar Palanivelan, Hariraj Nagarajan, Cinthia Fernandaz, Jasimudeen S, Senthilkumar Manivasagam, Shanmugam Rajagopal, Raja P, Vinothkumar Bhojan, Manivasakan S   +8 more
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Pengetahuan Masyarakat Lokal Terkait Keberadaan Kepiting Tapal Kuda dan Distribusinya di Sepanjang Pesisir Pulau Bintan

Jurnal Kelautan Tropis, 2023
There are many reports of a decline in the population of horseshoe crabs in Asia, but knowledge about the distribution of horseshoe crabs on the coast of Bintan Island is still limited.
Rika Anggraini, Ita Karlina
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Religio‐Governmental Infrastructures: Islam, Infrastructure, and Populist Mobilization in Turkey

American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 2, Page 272-283, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Turkish mosques are staffed by state‐appointed imams and callers to prayer whose practices are regulated through a complex bureaucratic network operating on an internet‐based data‐management and communication infrastructure. A centralized mosque loudspeaker network enables the broadcast of calls to prayer and other Islamic recitations across ...
Hikmet Kocamaner
wiley   +1 more source