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:Incidentally, you might want to look at/comment upon [[sympathetic magic]], which is somewhat more general. I'd be interested in your thoughts. [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 17:23, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
:Incidentally, you might want to look at/comment upon [[sympathetic magic]], which is somewhat more general. I'd be interested in your thoughts. [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 17:23, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
::Yes, I'd say [[sympathetic magic]] is overly narrow as well (though many authors who use the term also narrow it in the same way).  [[Shamanism]] is, in the end, mostly about healing, so I think we can make it work with the alt. medicine articles, but this one should probably be focused as much on ecology and resource management as medicine. 
::It will be about a week before I can really dig into my books, but I'd be happy to collaborate.  In fact, it would be quite nice to actually work with someone else around here. --[[User:Joe Quick|Joe Quick]] 01:57, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

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 Definition Set of knowledge, skills and technologies existing and developed around specific conditions of indigenous populations and communities. [d] [e]
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As with Shamanism, indigenous knowledge systems encompass much more than traditional medicine. In fact, I've seen and heard them discussed in terms of ecology and resource management much more often than with medicine. They also encompass indigenous history are most often discussed in terms of local development. See for example the current projects of the UNESCO branch cited in the article. --Joe Quick 16:40, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Again, my reason for writing this was to fill in context for some other articles that are specifically in healing. Traditional African Medicine, in particular, but also European herbalism will depend on this area. As with shamanism, I am perfectly willing to rename this something along the lines of indigenous health knowledge system, fully understanding that not all cultures will separate "health" from "religion". Perhaps we could collaborate on both. The anthropological references I readily have available are specialized to medical or military contexts.
Incidentally, you might want to look at/comment upon sympathetic magic, which is somewhat more general. I'd be interested in your thoughts. Howard C. Berkowitz 17:23, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Yes, I'd say sympathetic magic is overly narrow as well (though many authors who use the term also narrow it in the same way). Shamanism is, in the end, mostly about healing, so I think we can make it work with the alt. medicine articles, but this one should probably be focused as much on ecology and resource management as medicine.
It will be about a week before I can really dig into my books, but I'd be happy to collaborate. In fact, it would be quite nice to actually work with someone else around here. --Joe Quick 01:57, 7 January 2009 (UTC)