Revising the Cultural Significance Index: The case of the Fulni-o in northeastern Brazil

被引:50
作者
Atanazio da Silva, Valdeline [1 ]
Cavalcanti Andrade, Laise de Holanda
Paulino de Albuquerque, Ulysses
机构
[1] Univ Fed Alagoas, Maceio, AL, Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
[3] Univ Fed Rural Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
关键词
cultural significance; quantitative ethnobotany; semiarid; ethnobotanical research;
D O I
10.1177/1525822X05278025
中图分类号
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
030303 ;
摘要
This article proposes a new way of calculating the Cultural Significance Index (CSI), with the goal of improving it as an instrument for recording the importance of each plant species to human groups. In the present formula (CSI = Sigma(i x e x c) x CF), different variables are considered: i (species management), e (use preference), and c (use frequency); in addition, a correction factor was introduced (CF). Among the ten most important species, nine are native species, demonstrating the importance of the caatinga (semiarid vegetation) to the Fulni-(o) over cap in northeastern Brazil. With the exception of Syagrus coronata Mart. Becc., which is used for handicrafts. all these species have medicinal uses. It is concluded that the CSI presented here indicates mainly the importance of medicinal species for the Fulni-(o) over cap Indians in a more complete and objective manner.
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页码:98 / 108
页数:11
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