Safeguarding Cultural Heritage: The Role of Narrative Transmission in Preserving Mt. Isarog's Indigenous Knowledge | Chapter 1 | New Horizons of Science, Technology and Culture Vol. 8

 

Literature is the oldest means of transferring knowledge and understanding the culture of the people in a community. However, the legend of Mt. Isarog is neither widely dispersed to the community nor in the canon for reading literature and understanding culture, unlike several myths and legends about mountains in the Philippines that are in printed books, such as “The Legend of Maria Makiling,” “The Legend of Daragang Magayon,” and “Bulusan and Aguingay.”

 

Despite technological advances in communication methods and information dissemination, it is vital to understand the impact of oral literature on a region’s cultural diversity. Yet, the transferring of knowledge through oral traditions—particularly those surrounding Mt. Isarog—presents challenges in accurately interpreting local cultures, traditions, languages, settlements, and histories. The study investigates the Role of Narrative Transmission in Preserving Mt. Isarog's Indigenous Knowledge.

 

Oral literature pertaining to Mt. Isarog is accounts of the mountain residents, who mostly worked with children and relatives as farmers, tenants, and labourers on farms, whose culture and tradition are becoming disoriented and varied because of the modern cultures viewed through social media and the migration of the natives and ecotourism. The study revealed that the compiled and recorded oral literature are beneficial reference paraphernalia in showcasing the lifestyle of the old natives in the mountains; valuable sources of old knowledge of the Camarinense in cultural-based ecotourism; links between Bicolanos’ past and present cultures; and mitigation tools to more complexities in conveying meanings in educating people, sharing mythological knowledge, and conserving the region’s unique cultural heritage. Findings suggest that the Camarinense people should cultivate a strong sense of responsibility toward protecting and valuing local oral literature while also actively participating in the preservation of Mt. Isarog’s unique biodiversity through ecotourism initiatives. This should be done in terms of future studies and will be stressed by collecting information about the studies done by the tourism council and tourism educators, and strengthening local identity.

 

Author(s) Details

Maria Aurora Gratela-Caballero
Andragogy Department, College of Education, Partido State University, Goa, Philippines.

 

Please see the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/nhstc/v8/6008

Digital Storytelling: A Study of Malayali Tribal Elegy Narratives | Chapter 15 | Digital Crossroads: Integrating Humanities, Science and Technology Edition 1

Digital storytelling has emerged as a powerful medium for preserving and disseminating narratives that hold cultural, historical, and emotional significance. This study explores the integration of digital technologies in storytelling, focusing on the elegy within the oral traditions of the Malayali tribes of Kolli Hills, Tamil Nadu, India, and how digital storytelling techniques, can help their narratives to be brought to life to the world and be preserved for future generations. Storytelling is a part of narratives used by many cultures around the world in expressing feelings and emotions to their own community, society or world. With the advent of technology, storytelling became digital as well. Digital storytelling uses Information Technology or other technologies to share stories or bring light to their culture/voices to the world. Some underrepresented Tribal communities worldwide use narratives to share their life stories, folktales and cultural activities with the world through digital storytelling. The research examines how digital platforms can preserve these traditions for future generations while providing insight into their cultural richness. Methods include the analysis of previous research and the documentation of oppari songs to understand the essence of these narratives. Results indicate that digital storytelling not only safeguards these oral traditions but also provides a platform for global visibility. The discussion highlights the implications of digital storytelling in preserving cultural heritage and fostering cross-cultural understanding.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Afrin Khan A
Department of English and Foreign Languages, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai – 600089, India.

 

Ashok Khandavalli
Department of Humanities and Sciences, VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, Bachupally – 500090, India.

 

 

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Traditional Knowledge of Ethno Medicinal Plants Used by Tribes of Gondia District in Maharashtra, India for Antimicrobial Activity | Chapter 5 | Novel Aspects on Pharmaceutical Research Vol. 8

This division highlights about usual knowledge of ethno medicinal plants secondhand by tribes of Gondia District in Maharashtra, India State for Antimicrobial endeavor. The ethnopharmacological approach toward the understanding and appraisal of traditional and herbaceous medicines is from the inclusions of the social in addition to the natural sciences. The current focus on holistic approaches and arrangements biology in curative plant research represents the trend toward the writing and the understanding of complex multi-parameter orders.  An ethno-medico botanical survey was created during March 2010 to November 2011 to accumulate the information from unexplored some Gondia district in Maharashtra, India. The study was finished through structured questionnaires in consultation accompanying the tribal experts. The study enlists the medicinal plants used by various tribes, vaidus, educated persons and regionally available information from common people. A total of 65 plant species owned by different families were used to treat various infections. Tribals use prevailing forest medicinal plants for the relaxation of various disorders and also to preserve and advance their health by undertaking their own methods. These methods are being deliberate safe and accompanying lesser side effects. The facts about plant species, local name, parts secondhand, mode of preparation, portion of drug or other consumable and duration were recorded. The traditional herbal formulations need further pharmacological analysis to prove their efficiency and also develop new drugs for the persuasive treatment of incessant diseases in both human and veterinary class.

Author(s) Details:

Tulsidas Nimbekar,
Shri Laxmanrao Mankar Institute of Pharmacy, Amgaon, Dist-Gondia - 441902, Maharashtra, India.

Dilip Sanghi,
Shri Laxmanrao Mankar Institute of Pharmacy, Amgaon, Dist-Gondia - 441902, Maharashtra, India.

Devendra Borkar,
Shri Laxmanrao Mankar Institute of Pharmacy, Amgaon, Dist-Gondia - 441902, Maharashtra, India.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/NAPR-V8/article/view/11652

Entwined Fables and Parables in Deshpande’s Fiction| Chapter 8 | Research Developments in Science and Technology Vol. 2

The essay demonstrates how mythology and folklore have become an important aspect of Shashi Deshpande's writing. That Long Silence and the Dark Holds No Terrors were the two novels chosen. That Long Silence by Deshpande is a critique of Indian marriages that prevent women from freely communicating and expressing themselves. It reveals how patriarchal behaviours contribute to female marginalisation and how women's minds have been shaped by millennia of prejudiced training. It investigates how these references eliminate gloom from not just the personalities but also the events. It also appears to be about how those myths and folklore become characters in and of themselves in those fictions at some indeterminate point in the future. Myths, according to the author, are tremendous cultural and societal effects. Forms of mythology were utilised in the novel That Long Silence. Some of them include Sita, Draupadi, Gandhari, Maitreyee, Savithri, and other myths about Sita, Draupadi, Gandhari, Maitreyee, and Savithri. All of these references are a boon to the protagonist. The folktale of a sparrow and a crow building a wax house is a significant reference. The mythical individuals of Dhruva, son of Suniti, and Uttama, son of Suruchi are utilised to criticise the eulogised notion of motherhood and wifehood in the film The Dark Holds No Terror. Regardless of creed or boundaries, the author has found success with myths. All of this challenges the consistency of idealised values in the Indian social environment. She not only enhances the characters, but she also keeps the story moving forward and adds depth and complexity to her work.

Author(s) Details:

Parveen Bala,
JECRC University, Rajasthan, India.

. Vijaylakshmi,
JK Lakshmipat University, Rajasthan, India.

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