Conserving Local Knowledge In Traditional Healing Through Knowledge Transfer

• Main Authors: Che Lah, Salasiah, Esa, Norizan, Rajamani, Leila, Mohamed, Baharuddin, Bidin, Mohamad Omar, Osman, Omar, Wan Talaat, Wan Izatul Asma
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: EDP Sciences 2015
• Subjects: L7-991 Education (General); NX1-820 Arts in general; P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General); TH1-9745 Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/38490/1/Conserving_Local_Knowledge_in_Traditional_Healing_through_Knowledge_Transfer.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/38490/; https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20151804003

Local knowledge (LK) basically refers to the knowledge that people in a given community have developed over time, and continues to develop, through practices and based on experiences. Local beliefs pertaining to ilmu, a central concept in Malay culture that refers to knowledge, is essential among...