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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Main Authors: Ismail, Zahora, Hassan, Suziana, Gerten, Adam Haris, Muning, Maznah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76494/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76494/1/ICOSSH2019-25.pdf
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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
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76494/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76494/1/ICOSSH2019-25.pdf