Iwigara: American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions and Science

by Enrique Salmón

Book Overview

"A beautiful catalogue of 80 plants, revered by indigenous people for their nourishing, healing, and symbolic properties." --Gardens Illustrated

The belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same breath--known in the Rar?muri tribe as iw?gara--has resulted in a treasury of knowledge about the natural world, passed down for millennia by native cultures. Ethnobotanist Enrique Salm?n builds on this concept...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604698802
• ISBN13: 9781604698800
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A journey of love and understanding

This book is so full of love, depth and complexity for all living beings! It's the only guide through plants I've ever seen that has blatant love, humour, advice for responsible harvest, and stories of layered history. Every plant has a back-story of their own, with rich, complex social relationships, making this guide easy to read through like a narration.