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The dynamics of gender relations and kinship in a commercial context: Afro-Atlantic partnerships in the area of Guinea Bissau (17th-19th centuries)

The present article provides a comparative analysis of the role of women and men in trade networks on the Upper Guinea Coast from an anthropological perspective. Focusing on the period from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century, it addresses discursive narratives in primary sources on the Afro-Atlantic communities which formed in the context of the […]
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Hybridising Medicine: Illness, Healing and the Dynamics of Reciprocal Exchange on the Upper Guinea Coast (West Africa)

Hybridising Medicine The present article seeks to fill a number of lacunae with regard to the study of the circulation and assimilation of different bodies of medical knowledge in an important cultural contact zone, that is the Upper Guinea Coast. Building upon ongoing research on trade and cultural brokerage in the area, it focuses upon […]
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Ecological data in support of an analysis of Guinea-Bissau׳s medicinal flora

This dataset presents an annotated list of medicinal plants used by local communities in Guinea-Bissau (West Africa), in a total of 218 species. Data was gathered by means of herbarium and bibliographic research, as well as fieldwork. Biological and ecological information is provided for each species, including in-country distribution, geographical range, growth form and main […]
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Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer

The rich flora of Guinea-Bissau, and the widespread use of medicinal plants for the treatment of various diseases, constitutes an important local healthcare resource with significant potential for research and development of phytomedicines. The goal of this study is to prepare a comprehensive documentation of Guinea-Bissau’s medicinal plants, including their distribution, local vernacular names and their therapeutic and other applications, based upon local notions of disease and illness.
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