The impact of Islam within sub-Saharan Africa has been profound. Archaeological evidence
for contact with, and acceptance of, Islam is present in most of the continent south of the …

This book examines how successful community-based approaches have been in their twin
objectives of conserving African environments and improving rural livelihoods. It contains 19 …

In 2015 we were invited by editors at Routledge to produce The Swahili World, an edited
volume made up of chapters by a collection of experts in our field. It was with great pleasure …

Sacred groves figure prominently in efforts to create community-based conservation in
Africa. Although they are often conceptualized in functionalist terms as relics of climax forest …

There is a growing interest in transoceanic connections between prehistoric communities
occupying the Indian Ocean rim. Corroborative and well-sequenced archaeological data …

The knowledge, innovations, and practices of local and indigenous communities have
supported their forest-based livelihoods for countless generations. The role of traditional …

The Midzichenda have relied on plant resources for their basic needs, which included
medicinal use, for centuries. This paper presents an inventory of some of the indigenous …

Kenya is the home of over 40 ethnic groups of different cultural backgrounds. In pre-colonial
times each of these groups had its own belief system, incorporating natural sites to which …

In the end there will be two histories, theirs and ours. Ours will obviously be within a literate
mode of historical thought, taking account of all the additional data we can muster to …

This book is an unusually exploration of the ethnobotanical study, through interdisciplinary
approach, that combines linguistics, botany and anthropological aspects. It gives an in-depth …