Soqotra: original features of an isolated culture as reflected in the botanical and ethnobotanical peculiarities

The authors discuss some characteristic aspects of the culture of the island of Soqotra, located in the Indian Ocean, 400 Km from the coast of Yemen and the main island of a small archipelago that looks like the natural extension of the Horn of Africa.  The geo-physical configuration of the island p...

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Main Authors: Luigi Guiglia, Daniela Bouvet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Torino 2016-12-01
Series:Kervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies
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Online Access:http://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/kervan/article/view/1901