Autor(es): Fernandes, Francisca ; Nunes, Maria De Fátima ; Mills, Christopher ; Carvalho, Luís
Data: 2012
Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12207/489
Origem: Repositório Institucional do IPBeja
Assunto(s): Queen Elizabeth II; Urban Ethnobotany; Plants' Symbology
In traditional societies, religious and political leaders often use elements from the surrounding ecosystems to symbolically affirm their power. This ethnobotanical research looks for a similar pattern of use in urbanized western societies. We selected the use of plants by Queen Elizabeth II as a case study due to her singular position as a political and religious leader. We analysed the use of plants in public ceremonies to study how they are symbolically linked to the renewal of traditions.
