| #19186955 in Books | 2008-01-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.21 x.81 x6.34l, | File type: PDF | 240 pages|||This comprehensive volume presents an excellent collection of current scholarship on the topic (and) successfully highlights the dynamic nature of the social and ecological histories of African sacred groves. (It) presents an excellent starting-point for meani
African sacred groves are often described as the remains of primeval forests, ethnographic curiosities, and cultural relics from a static pre-colonial past. Their continuing importance in African societies, however, shows that this 'relic theory' is inadequate for understanding current social and ecological dynamics. This interdisciplinary book, by an international group of scholars and conservation practitioners, provides a new understanding of these forests, examining ...
You easily download any file type for your device.African Sacred Groves: Ecological Dynamics and Social Change | Celia Nyamweru. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.