The Cultural Use of the Wild Olive Tree by the amaXhosa People in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12901508 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michelle Cocks (Rhodes University, corresponding author), A P Dold (0000-0002-9497-7503, Rhodes University) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 292-308 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-4907 • E-ISSN: 1749-4915 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/jsrnc.v2i3.292 |
| OpenAlex | W2145143605 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
The cultural meanings of harvested plants have for the most part been ignored in academic research on non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in southern Africa. Historically scientists have tended to ignore the complex relationships between nature and culture. Given the country’s unique political and economic past and the current search for sustainable use of natural resources, a focus on the convergence of natural science and cultural diversity is important at this time. Empirical data on cultural practices is being collected in order to develop fresh and relevant insights into the complex relationships between culture and biodiversity. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that the concept of culture needs to be brought into our understanding of the role of NTFPs. We document the use and value of a specific tree, Olea europaea L. subsp. africana (Mill.) P.S. Green, called Umnquma in the Xhosa language, for cultural purposes, by both rural and urban households
Agroforestry · Archaeology · Biodiversity · Biology · Cape · Diversity (politics · Ethnology · Geography · Natural resource · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Xhosa · African Botany and Ecology Studies · Anthropology · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies · Ecology
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Seeing the wood for the trees
Antihypertensive, antiatherosclerotic and antioxidant activity of triterpenoids isolated from Olea europaea, subspecies africana leaves
People, values, and woodlands
Unraveling the commercial market for medicinal plants and plant parts on the witwatersrand, South Africa
Use Patterns and Value of Savanna Resources in Three Rural Villages in South Africa1
Continuities, culture and the commonplace
Social Organization and Ceremonial Institutions of the Bomvana
The Vegetation of South Africa
Beyond Red and School
Use of indigenous and indigenised medicines to enhance personal well-being
Christianity and Xhosa Tradition
Biocultural Diversity
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |