Kolosova
Biographic Data
| ID | 49256 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kolosova |
| FAMILY NAME | Kolosova |
| SIGNATURE | KOLOSOVA |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ca' Foscari University of Venice |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3129-1894 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
"Snake" Plants in Russian Dialects
The article observes a group of Russian dialect phytonyms formed from the words meaning 'snake', 'grass snake', and 'viper'. Its purpose is to analyse the motivational features of the plants and determine the plants most often associated with snakes and the most frequent phytonyms. The lexemes for the analysis were taken from Russian dialect dictionaries and specialised phytonymic dictionaries. The unit of analysis is the "phytonym - plant" pair …
Historical Review of Ethnopharmacology in Karelia (1850s–2020s): Herbs and healers
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The traditional medicine of various peoples populating Russia is strongly underrepresented in the international anthropological literature. In addition, it has a multicomponent structure, a long history of relations with official medicine, and is still a living system with many people using folk remedies and visiting ritual specialists. AIM OF THE STUDY: The article is a review of folk medicine in Karelia (north-we…
The Cultural History of Plants: How Kalgan ‘Alpinia Spp.’ Became Kalgan ‘Potentilla Erecta L. Raeusch.’
А н н о т а ц и я : статья посвящена исследованию культурной истории растения лапчатка прямостоячая Potentilla erecta (L.) Raeusch в россии.В первой части статьи на материалах архивов, словарей и публикаций прослеживаются процесс переноса фитонимов с экзотического растения альпиния Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd.на лапчатку и изменения в сфере использования обоих растений на протяжении XVi-XX вв.Выдвигается гипотеза о том, что причиной переноса назва…
Green pharmacy at the tips of your toes: Medicinal plants used by Setos and Russians of Pechorsky District, Pskov Oblast (NW Russia)
BackgroundWhile the hybridization of ecological knowledge has attracted substantial attention from researchers, the coexistence of local and allopathic medicinal traditions in literate societies widely exposed to centralized schooling and medical services has not yet been investigated. To this end, we studied the current and remembered local ethnomedical practices of Setos and neighboring Russians at the border with Estonia.MethodsDuring 2018-201…
The PhytoLex plant name database: Results and perspectives
Russian plant names are a semantic group poorly represented in historical dictionaries. During the project “Russian phytonyms in diachronic aspect (11th–17th c.)” (2017–2020), the PhytoLex database was created, which contains plant names recorded in Russian texts of the 11th–17th centuries. The population of the database was accompanied by research work devoted to various issues relating to the representation of plant names in the Russian languag…
PhytoLex, bază de date cu nume de plante: Rezultate şi perspective
Numele de plante ruseşti reprezintă un grup semantic slab reprezentat în dicţionarele istorice. Baza de date PhytoLex a fost creată în cadrul proiectului „Fitonime ruseşti sub aspect diacronic (secolele XI–XVII)” (2017–2020). Această bază de date conţine nume de plante identificate în textele ruseşti din secolele XI–XVII. Elaborarea bazei de date a fost însoțită de cercetări dedicate diverselor aspecte legate de reprezentarea numelor de plante în…
Diachronic and Cultural Variations in Chukchi Ethnobotany
International audience
Ethnobotanical Knowledge of an Eskimo Family: Naukan Yupik People
This article analyzes the Naukan Yupik ethnobotanical knowledge, i.e. the use of plants as food, medicine, household or ritual objects, on the example of one family.Their resettlement from Cape Dezhnev to other settlements led to significant changes in their culture and language proficiency.Fieldwork was carried out in summer 2014 in the village of Uelen, Chukotka, using the methods of structured interviews and participant observation.Informants …
Inventing a herbal tradition: The complex roots of the current popularity of Epilobium angustifolium in Eastern Europe
Historical ethnobotanical investigations could help to avoid creating repeating waves of popularity of plants that have already been tried for certain diseases and later abandoned as not fully effective. There is, of course, a chance that E. angustifolium could also finally be proven to be clinically safe and cost-effective for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia, but this has not yet happened despite recent intensive research. Documented tradi…
Gaining momentum: Popularization of Epilobium angustifolium as food and recreational tea on the Eastern edge of Europe
Gathering “Mouse Roots,” Among the Naukan and Chukchi of the Russian Far East
The authors worked from 2014–2016, with 67 Naukan and Chukchi participants in six villages on the subject of “mouse roots,” a category of edible plants, including tubers of five species, taken from caches of Microtus voles. Only eight out of 44 Chukchi and none of the Naukan respondents said that they still actively gather these foods. However, 43 out of 44 Chukchi and 21 out of 23 Naukan participants still possess specific knowledge of the proce…
The bear in Eurasian plant names: Motivations and Models
Ethnolinguistic studies are important for understanding an ethnic group's ideas on the world, expressed in its language. Comparing corresponding aspects of such knowledge might help clarify problems of origin for certain concepts and words, e.g. whether they form common heritage, have an independent origin, are borrowings, or calques. The current study was conducted on the material in Slavonic, Baltic, Germanic, Romance, Finno-Ugrian, Turkic and …
Naukan ethnobotany in post-Soviet times: Lost Edibles and New Medicinals
Naukan elders explained the large increase in use of medicinal plants by noting that their original concept of medicine emphasized prevention and that illnesses were often assigned a spiritual rather than physical cause. Increased integration with ethnic Russians after moving from Naukan led to the adoption not only of new plant uses, but also of an entirely different, more naturalistic way of viewing illness and treatment
Plants used for making recreational tea in Europe: A review based on specific research sites
This paper is a review of local plants used in water infusions as aromatic and refreshing hot beverages (recreational tea) consumed in food-related settings in Europe, and not for specific medicinal purposes. The reviewed 29 areas are located across Europe, covering the post-Soviet countries, eastern and Mediterranean Europe. Altogether, 142 taxa belonging to 99 genera and 40 families were reported. The most important families for making herbal t…
One century later: The folk botanical knowledge of the last remaining Albanians of the upper Reka Valley, Mount Korab, Western Macedonia
Background Ethnobotanical surveys of the Western Balkans are important for the cross-cultural study of local plant knowledge and also for obtaining baseline data, which is crucial for fostering future rural development and eco-tourism initiatives in the region. The current ethnobotanical field study was conducted among the last remaining Albanians inhabiting the upper Reka Valley at the base of Mount Korab in the Mavrovo National Park of the Repu…
The Human Body and the Plant World: Mutual Relations of the Codes
The article analyses reflections of the anthropomorphic code in the plant code of traditional Slavonic culture. There exist: 1) the language level (using body parts names in phytonyms); 2) the folklore level (aetiological stories about the genesis of plants from the human body); and 3) the level of ritual (using body parts to influence the plants, rules and taboos concerning planting). Plants are also used to influence the human body (usually in …
Rahvapiibel slaavi rahvameditsiini tavade selgitajana
Teesid: Artikkel nitab, kuidas taimede tunnused muutuvad slaavi rahvakultuuris oluliseks faktoriks ja taimede rahvameditsiinis kasutamise valiku aluseks. Tunnus tagab he vi teise piiblitegelase kohta kivate uskumuste seostamise haigussmptomitega. Teise vahendaja -emakeele -roll pole rahvakultuuri eri koodide seostamisel sugugi vhem thtis
One century later: The folk botanical knowledge of the last remaining Albanians of the upper Reka Valley, Mount Korab, Western Macedonia
Background Ethnobotanical surveys of the Western Balkans are important for the cross-cultural study of local plant knowledge and also for obtaining baseline data, which is crucial for fostering future rural development and eco-tourism initiatives in the region. The current ethnobotanical field study was conducted among the last remaining Albanians inhabiting the upper Reka Valley at the base of Mount Korab in the Mavrovo National Park of the Repu…
Naukan ethnobotany in post-Soviet times: Lost Edibles and New Medicinals
Naukan elders explained the large increase in use of medicinal plants by noting that their original concept of medicine emphasized prevention and that illnesses were often assigned a spiritual rather than physical cause. Increased integration with ethnic Russians after moving from Naukan led to the adoption not only of new plant uses, but also of an entirely different, more naturalistic way of viewing illness and treatment
Gaining momentum: Popularization of Epilobium angustifolium as food and recreational tea on the Eastern edge of Europe
Gathering “Mouse Roots,” Among the Naukan and Chukchi of the Russian Far East
The authors worked from 2014–2016, with 67 Naukan and Chukchi participants in six villages on the subject of “mouse roots,” a category of edible plants, including tubers of five species, taken from caches of Microtus voles. Only eight out of 44 Chukchi and none of the Naukan respondents said that they still actively gather these foods. However, 43 out of 44 Chukchi and 21 out of 23 Naukan participants still possess specific knowledge of the proce…
Diachronic and Cultural Variations in Chukchi Ethnobotany
International audience
Ethnobotanical Knowledge of an Eskimo Family: Naukan Yupik People
This article analyzes the Naukan Yupik ethnobotanical knowledge, i.e. the use of plants as food, medicine, household or ritual objects, on the example of one family.Their resettlement from Cape Dezhnev to other settlements led to significant changes in their culture and language proficiency.Fieldwork was carried out in summer 2014 in the village of Uelen, Chukotka, using the methods of structured interviews and participant observation.Informants …
The bear in Eurasian plant names: Motivations and Models
Ethnolinguistic studies are important for understanding an ethnic group's ideas on the world, expressed in its language. Comparing corresponding aspects of such knowledge might help clarify problems of origin for certain concepts and words, e.g. whether they form common heritage, have an independent origin, are borrowings, or calques. The current study was conducted on the material in Slavonic, Baltic, Germanic, Romance, Finno-Ugrian, Turkic and …
The Human Body and the Plant World: Mutual Relations of the Codes
The article analyses reflections of the anthropomorphic code in the plant code of traditional Slavonic culture. There exist: 1) the language level (using body parts names in phytonyms); 2) the folklore level (aetiological stories about the genesis of plants from the human body); and 3) the level of ritual (using body parts to influence the plants, rules and taboos concerning planting). Plants are also used to influence the human body (usually in …
Rahvapiibel slaavi rahvameditsiini tavade selgitajana
Teesid: Artikkel nitab, kuidas taimede tunnused muutuvad slaavi rahvakultuuris oluliseks faktoriks ja taimede rahvameditsiinis kasutamise valiku aluseks. Tunnus tagab he vi teise piiblitegelase kohta kivate uskumuste seostamise haigussmptomitega. Teise vahendaja -emakeele -roll pole rahvakultuuri eri koodide seostamisel sugugi vhem thtis
Plants used for making recreational tea in Europe: A review based on specific research sites
This paper is a review of local plants used in water infusions as aromatic and refreshing hot beverages (recreational tea) consumed in food-related settings in Europe, and not for specific medicinal purposes. The reviewed 29 areas are located across Europe, covering the post-Soviet countries, eastern and Mediterranean Europe. Altogether, 142 taxa belonging to 99 genera and 40 families were reported. The most important families for making herbal t…
One century later: The folk botanical knowledge of the last remaining Albanians of the upper Reka Valley, Mount Korab, Western Macedonia
Background Ethnobotanical surveys of the Western Balkans are important for the cross-cultural study of local plant knowledge and also for obtaining baseline data, which is crucial for fostering future rural development and eco-tourism initiatives in the region. The current ethnobotanical field study was conducted among the last remaining Albanians inhabiting the upper Reka Valley at the base of Mount Korab in the Mavrovo National Park of the Repu…
The bear in Eurasian plant names: Motivations and Models
Ethnolinguistic studies are important for understanding an ethnic group's ideas on the world, expressed in its language. Comparing corresponding aspects of such knowledge might help clarify problems of origin for certain concepts and words, e.g. whether they form common heritage, have an independent origin, are borrowings, or calques. The current study was conducted on the material in Slavonic, Baltic, Germanic, Romance, Finno-Ugrian, Turkic and …
Naukan ethnobotany in post-Soviet times: Lost Edibles and New Medicinals
Naukan elders explained the large increase in use of medicinal plants by noting that their original concept of medicine emphasized prevention and that illnesses were often assigned a spiritual rather than physical cause. Increased integration with ethnic Russians after moving from Naukan led to the adoption not only of new plant uses, but also of an entirely different, more naturalistic way of viewing illness and treatment
Gathering “Mouse Roots,” Among the Naukan and Chukchi of the Russian Far East
The authors worked from 2014–2016, with 67 Naukan and Chukchi participants in six villages on the subject of “mouse roots,” a category of edible plants, including tubers of five species, taken from caches of Microtus voles. Only eight out of 44 Chukchi and none of the Naukan respondents said that they still actively gather these foods. However, 43 out of 44 Chukchi and 21 out of 23 Naukan participants still possess specific knowledge of the proce…
Inventing a herbal tradition: The complex roots of the current popularity of Epilobium angustifolium in Eastern Europe
Historical ethnobotanical investigations could help to avoid creating repeating waves of popularity of plants that have already been tried for certain diseases and later abandoned as not fully effective. There is, of course, a chance that E. angustifolium could also finally be proven to be clinically safe and cost-effective for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia, but this has not yet happened despite recent intensive research. Documented tradi…
Gaining momentum: Popularization of Epilobium angustifolium as food and recreational tea on the Eastern edge of Europe
The PhytoLex plant name database: Results and perspectives
Russian plant names are a semantic group poorly represented in historical dictionaries. During the project “Russian phytonyms in diachronic aspect (11th–17th c.)” (2017–2020), the PhytoLex database was created, which contains plant names recorded in Russian texts of the 11th–17th centuries. The population of the database was accompanied by research work devoted to various issues relating to the representation of plant names in the Russian languag…
PhytoLex, bază de date cu nume de plante: Rezultate şi perspective
Numele de plante ruseşti reprezintă un grup semantic slab reprezentat în dicţionarele istorice. Baza de date PhytoLex a fost creată în cadrul proiectului „Fitonime ruseşti sub aspect diacronic (secolele XI–XVII)” (2017–2020). Această bază de date conţine nume de plante identificate în textele ruseşti din secolele XI–XVII. Elaborarea bazei de date a fost însoțită de cercetări dedicate diverselor aspecte legate de reprezentarea numelor de plante în…
Diachronic and Cultural Variations in Chukchi Ethnobotany
International audience
Ethnobotanical Knowledge of an Eskimo Family: Naukan Yupik People
This article analyzes the Naukan Yupik ethnobotanical knowledge, i.e. the use of plants as food, medicine, household or ritual objects, on the example of one family.Their resettlement from Cape Dezhnev to other settlements led to significant changes in their culture and language proficiency.Fieldwork was carried out in summer 2014 in the village of Uelen, Chukotka, using the methods of structured interviews and participant observation.Informants …
Historical Review of Ethnopharmacology in Karelia (1850s–2020s): Herbs and healers
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The traditional medicine of various peoples populating Russia is strongly underrepresented in the international anthropological literature. In addition, it has a multicomponent structure, a long history of relations with official medicine, and is still a living system with many people using folk remedies and visiting ritual specialists. AIM OF THE STUDY: The article is a review of folk medicine in Karelia (north-we…
The Cultural History of Plants: How Kalgan ‘Alpinia Spp.’ Became Kalgan ‘Potentilla Erecta L. Raeusch.’
А н н о т а ц и я : статья посвящена исследованию культурной истории растения лапчатка прямостоячая Potentilla erecta (L.) Raeusch в россии.В первой части статьи на материалах архивов, словарей и публикаций прослеживаются процесс переноса фитонимов с экзотического растения альпиния Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd.на лапчатку и изменения в сфере использования обоих растений на протяжении XVi-XX вв.Выдвигается гипотеза о том, что причиной переноса назва…
Green pharmacy at the tips of your toes: Medicinal plants used by Setos and Russians of Pechorsky District, Pskov Oblast (NW Russia)
BackgroundWhile the hybridization of ecological knowledge has attracted substantial attention from researchers, the coexistence of local and allopathic medicinal traditions in literate societies widely exposed to centralized schooling and medical services has not yet been investigated. To this end, we studied the current and remembered local ethnomedical practices of Setos and neighboring Russians at the border with Estonia.MethodsDuring 2018-201…
"Snake" Plants in Russian Dialects
The article observes a group of Russian dialect phytonyms formed from the words meaning 'snake', 'grass snake', and 'viper'. Its purpose is to analyse the motivational features of the plants and determine the plants most often associated with snakes and the most frequent phytonyms. The lexemes for the analysis were taken from Russian dialect dictionaries and specialised phytonymic dictionaries. The unit of analysis is the "phytonym - plant" pair …
Biology (11 works) · Geography (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Botanical Studies and Applications (7 works) · Ethnobotany (7 works) · Medicinal plants (7 works) · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (5 works) · Ethnology (5 works) · Political science (5 works)