A little bit of Africa in Brazil: ethnobiology experiences in the field of Afro-Brazilian religions.
This essay, which is the fourth in the series "Recollections, Reflections, and Revelations: Ethnobiologists and Their First Time in the Field", is a personal reflection by the researcher on his first field experience with ethnobiology of so called Afro-Brazilian cults. The author recounts his feelings and concerns associated with initial fieldwork.
Departamento de Biologia, Área de Botânica, Laboratório de Etnobiologia Aplicada e Teórica (LEA), Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, Recife 52171-030, Pernambuco, Brasil. upa@db.ufrpe.br.
Ulysses Paulino
UP
Albuquerque
D000349:Africa; D001938:Brazil; D003132:Commerce; D019448:Ethnobotany; D012067:Religion