The relationship between plants and the Melanau culture in Mukah Sarawak Malaysia
This ethnobotanical study of Melanau culture in urban residential area analyzes the aspect of the interrelationship between plants and Melanau culture since both provides spiritual connection between people and nature. People rely on plants in many ways. As such, this research has been undertaken to...
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Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus
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| author | Ismail, Zahora Hassan, Suziana Gerten, Adam Haris Muning, Maznah |
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| description | This ethnobotanical study of Melanau culture in urban residential area analyzes the aspect of the interrelationship between plants and Melanau culture since both provides spiritual connection between people and nature. People rely on plants in many ways. As such, this research has been undertaken to unearth the relationship between plants and the Melanau culture and to identify common plants in an urban environment. Interviews were conducted in Mukah Sarawak to get information and identify people skills with regards to plants. Consequently, identifying plant species helps to preserve the Melanau culture and meanwhile protecting natural heritage and its knowledge. |
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| spelling | upm-764942020-02-04T08:43:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76494/ The relationship between plants and the Melanau culture in Mukah Sarawak Malaysia Ismail, Zahora Hassan, Suziana Gerten, Adam Haris Muning, Maznah This ethnobotanical study of Melanau culture in urban residential area analyzes the aspect of the interrelationship between plants and Melanau culture since both provides spiritual connection between people and nature. People rely on plants in many ways. As such, this research has been undertaken to unearth the relationship between plants and the Melanau culture and to identify common plants in an urban environment. Interviews were conducted in Mukah Sarawak to get information and identify people skills with regards to plants. Consequently, identifying plant species helps to preserve the Melanau culture and meanwhile protecting natural heritage and its knowledge. Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus 2019 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76494/1/ICOSSH2019-25.pdf Ismail, Zahora and Hassan, Suziana and Gerten, Adam Haris and Muning, Maznah (2019) The relationship between plants and the Melanau culture in Mukah Sarawak Malaysia. In: International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities 2019 (ICOSSH2019), 8-9 Oct. 2019, Parkcity Everly Hotel, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia. (p. 444). http://spel3.upm.edu.my/max/dokumen/ICSSH2019_e_proceeding_ICOSSH_2019_UPMKB_(with_eISBN).pdf |
| spellingShingle | Ismail, Zahora Hassan, Suziana Gerten, Adam Haris Muning, Maznah The relationship between plants and the Melanau culture in Mukah Sarawak Malaysia |
| title | The relationship between plants and the Melanau culture in Mukah Sarawak Malaysia |
| title_full | The relationship between plants and the Melanau culture in Mukah Sarawak Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between plants and the Melanau culture in Mukah Sarawak Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between plants and the Melanau culture in Mukah Sarawak Malaysia |
| title_short | The relationship between plants and the Melanau culture in Mukah Sarawak Malaysia |
| title_sort | relationship between plants and the melanau culture in mukah sarawak malaysia |
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