Aim: An ethnomedicinal study was carried out to document the medicinal plants used by ethnic and local villagers around the Veyilingalakona sacred grove located in the eastern ghats of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Methods: Ethnobotanical interviews were carried out on medicinal plants used to treat common ailments based on structural questionnaire with the local people and ethnic (...

2002 57 Most people feel kindly disposed to, or even “love” trees, since they provide them with many directly useful resource products. Moreover, they are a habitat for desired fauna; protect watershed lands, streamsides, and springs from erosion; provide shade for humans and their animals; and are a source of aesthetic enjoyment. A utilitarian attitude often results in their being removed in o...

the byzantine art belogs to the world of christianity. the world of christianity has some characteristics which generally reflect the art works belonging to the christian era. any interpretation, critic and studies of the byzantine era art is possible only if it is done on the basis of knowing the world it belongs to. the core of chritian world is the sacred writ and the divine words. the adven...

In this research, we use a combination of ethnographic observation and GIS analysis to explore the use of space by humans and gibbons (Hylobates moloch) to determine areas of potential space competition in the sacred forest and nature reserve Cagar Alam Leuweung Sancang in West Java, Indonesia. More specifically, we test whether gibbons respond to the presence of humans in a manner consistent w...