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Att återta kunskap, att återta kraft : En etnobotanisk studie om hur traditionell kunskap om jämtländska läkeväxter tolkas, brukas och förs vidare idag / To regain knowledge, to regain power : An ethnobotanical study of how traditional knowledge about medicinal plants in Jämtland is interpreted, used and passed on today

To regain knowledge, to regain power: An ethnobotanical study of how traditional knowledge about medicinal plants in Jämtland is interpreted, used and passed on today is an essay that explores different meanings of people's relationships with plants, traditional knowledge, trade, sustainability and local identity. It does this through the knowledge and stories shared by six persons with a common interest in medicinal plants in county Jämtland, Sweden. The interviewees illustrate different aspects of their relationships with plants. Through this, the thesis demonstrates how the knowledge about the medicinal plants is incorporated into the participants in the form of a doing. It also explores how this knowledge is traded and how trade includes various aspects of learning where the traditional knowledge is formed based on personal context and in relation to nature. How humans and nature interact and how nature gives man peace and health through continuous relationships is also prominent. The value of preserving this knowledge and how examples, such as the importance of sustainability, become a valued interpretation in a contemporary context. This is also true in regards to how nature can affect people's identity creation and how local identity can be linked to plants.  Keywords: medicinal plants, traditional knowledge, local identity, sustainability, trade, ethnobotany.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-187452
Date January 2021
CreatorsAskaner, Jennifer
PublisherUmeå universitet, Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageSwedish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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