morteza farhadi
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Neglecting traditional knowledge and technologies in our society and most of the third world countries such as our neighbors occurs when constant failure of western style of development plan and universal destroy of environment make later intellectual and far sighted scholars and international organizations ...
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Neglecting traditional knowledge and technologies in our society and most of the third world countries such as our neighbors occurs when constant failure of western style of development plan and universal destroy of environment make later intellectual and far sighted scholars and international organizations such as Fao, Unesco, Brundtland commission and World Bank increasingly take in to account their mistakes towards third world development and neglecting cultural aspects and indigenous knowledge, technologies, management and rationality. They try to compensate their mistakes. However most of the methods of intellectual from traditional societies incessantly follow their own way like that Isfahani fellow who denied confessing his bad handwriting. Here in this article there is an attempt to consider some points of Iran's traditional knowledge and technologies.
jompor mahmood
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Experiences have manifested that local techniques and indigenous knowledge are the best way for achievement of sustainable livelihood development. The indigenous knowledge is adapted to environmental, social and economic local conditions. It is a part of social and cultural capital of local communities ...
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Experiences have manifested that local techniques and indigenous knowledge are the best way for achievement of sustainable livelihood development. The indigenous knowledge is adapted to environmental, social and economic local conditions. It is a part of social and cultural capital of local communities and can be able to empower these communities. The systems of indigenous knowledge should be seen as a part of national resources. Indigenous knowledge is a key element of essential capital of local people who try to control their own lives. Traditional knowledge is more than a simple compilation of facts drawn from local and often remote environments. It is a complex and sophisticated system of knowledge drawing on centuries of wisdom and experience. It also constantly grows and changes with new information. For using this complicated system, one must include the indigenous peoples themselves as practitioners. Although traditional knowledge systems of indigenous peoples, are highly variable in their content and style, nonetheless all have a great deal to offer in sustaining life on the planet. Most of traditional knowledge systems assume that people are part of the land, rather than they own the land, so they consider themselves as true guardians. The wisdom derived from this philosophy can be used to take advantage when planning for sustainable development. Thus, there is a great benefit to use the two knowledge systems together. This paper debates the importance and role of indigenous knowledge in sustainable development, especially in remote region and rural community in Iran. It introduces some of traditional ways that local people used for irrigation and agriculture in the arid and semi arid zones so qanat or kariz. This ways is smart adaptation to hard environmental conditions and can be applied in development process.
hoshang hamidi
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This is a totally researching article which points to usage of New Medicine in rural area following the model of traditional rural small holder cooperation. The research was done in two rural areas: 1. Faridan rural area in Isfahan province which consist of five kinds ...
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This is a totally researching article which points to usage of New Medicine in rural area following the model of traditional rural small holder cooperation. The research was done in two rural areas: 1. Faridan rural area in Isfahan province which consist of five kinds of population: Lor, Tork, Fars, Georgian, Christian Arab 2. Selsele Rural area in Lorestan province whose inhabitance are Lak. Findings show the success of using traditional rural models in construction and management of rural hospital
kazem mollazadeh
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In 1936 AD, during excavation of a Parthian site in central Mesopotamia, a device was discovered consisting of a small clay pot with 14 cm height, in which a copper cylinder with an iron rod had been placed. Comparable samples of the device were later discovered in other sites (such as Ctesiphon, ...
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In 1936 AD, during excavation of a Parthian site in central Mesopotamia, a device was discovered consisting of a small clay pot with 14 cm height, in which a copper cylinder with an iron rod had been placed. Comparable samples of the device were later discovered in other sites (such as Ctesiphon, capital of Iran during the Parthian and Sassanid period). Considering the features of the device, it was correctly identified as an electric cell at the outset, and some hypotheses were raised about its application including electroplating, magical and medical use. Due to scientific and technical complexity of the electroplating process and also lack of necessary efficiency of the Parthian cell in electroplating, the first hypothesis is less accepted today. Based on scientific and technical support of this finding, it cannot be accepted that the Parthian cell has had a magical use. Therefore, since historical evidence shows that in this historic period, electric fish had been used to relieve pain and also considering the modern medicinal experience in use of weak electrical currents to relieve pain and cure a number of diseases, the most likely hypothesis seems to be associated with medicine. In the Parthian period, Mesopotamia was one of the most important centers of the East-West relationship. In such an environment, medical technicians and physicians have made such a tool using their experience and the knowledge imparted to this region from China and Rome.
gholamali heshmati; hossein barani; sayyedeh zohreh mirdeylami
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Indigenous knowledge on medicinal plants is crucial. This extensive knowledge contains different issues such as ethnobotany of medicinal plants. Ethnobotany is human knowledge on botany and plant ecology. In this paper, an ethnobotanical survey has done in the five Turkmen villages around Kalale ...
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Indigenous knowledge on medicinal plants is crucial. This extensive knowledge contains different issues such as ethnobotany of medicinal plants. Ethnobotany is human knowledge on botany and plant ecology. In this paper, an ethnobotanical survey has done in the five Turkmen villages around Kalale district which is located in Northeast of Golestan province. Data collection was done via interviewing, using questionnaires/sheets (totally two hundred and thirty four sheets) at the tree trips/stages to record various data such as collecting time, ecological distribution, local name, medicinal uses and parts of plants used by people. In this study, local people have identified 45 medicinal, edible species which are belonging to 21 families. The results showed that Indigenous knowledge presents invaluable data on the ecological characteristics of plants (ethnoecology), so that can be used to explain distribution of many plant species without applying any expensive and time consuming ecological methods. Meanwhile they have a rich knowledge about medicinal usage of plants
amirhossein chitsaziyan; vahidreza joybari; alireza baharloo
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Kashan copper work is one of the old and traditional arts and crafts of this historic city which, like the most handcrafts of Kashan, has encountered unprecedented downturn over the years and lost its genuine position today. The main part of Kashan bazaar, which had once been devoted to copper workshops ...
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Kashan copper work is one of the old and traditional arts and crafts of this historic city which, like the most handcrafts of Kashan, has encountered unprecedented downturn over the years and lost its genuine position today. The main part of Kashan bazaar, which had once been devoted to copper workshops based on historical documents and artisans' and public recounting, is now transferred to a public place for trade and sale of ordinary and daily products. Today we can hardly find copper works or the skilful artisans of this industry. In the present research presented as a paper, the realm of traditional metalwork, especially copper is studied. The case study in this research is the historic bazaar of Kashan city as a valuable sample. This is a field and library research (documentary and content analysis) in which the reasons for stagnation of this industry are studied and essential solutions or suggestions are presented by emphasis on the obtained information and authenticated sources.
mohammad saeed janebollahi
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This article study condition of some traditional industries during a historical period in which the society was closure and had restricted communication with its outsiders. In such a self-sufficient society, there was bartering instead of exchanging money, limited division of labor, overlapped ...
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This article study condition of some traditional industries during a historical period in which the society was closure and had restricted communication with its outsiders. In such a self-sufficient society, there was bartering instead of exchanging money, limited division of labor, overlapped occupations. However there was a kind of division of labor among different villages of Meibod, women participation in various activities due to their husbands' jobs. Even children had their own roles in economic cycle. Social solidarity was so high that there couldn't find a criminal case in the court.
