Ethnomycology: Fungi and Mushrooms in Cultural Entanglements

Ethnobiology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 213-230

  Yamin Pasternak, Sveta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnomycology, fungi and mushrooms in cultural entanglements and ethnomycology; Medicine, poison, food, and mushroom infusions medical systems, specific cultures and what they think about mushrooms; Mushrooms in art and material culture featuring, in art traditions around the world

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871807212     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118015872.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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