Kakaowce nad Wisłą? Przyczynek do analizy percepcji roślin egzotycznych w Polsce

• Authors: Błażej, Popławski

Abstracts

PL

The aim of the article is to characterize the perception of exotic plants in Poland – the process of their demostication in the cultural and social senses. As an example for the analysis, cocoa was selected. In the introduction, the mechanisms of constructing the concept of exotica were described. Then, the changes in the cultural significance of cocoa from pre-colonial times to the present were discussed. In the following part, the perception of cocoa cultivation in Poland was outlined.

Keywords

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cocoa; cocoa tree; chocolate; exotic plants; exotica; plant studies

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Przegląd Humanistyczny
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 62(1 (460))
• Pages: 121-130

Dates

published

2018-08-01

Contributors

author

Błażej, Popławski

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0012.2263