Social Experience and Anthropological Knowledge European Association of Social Anthropologists Series
Coordonnateur : Hastrup Kirsten
Anthropology poses an explicit challenge to standard notions of scientific knowledge. It claims to produce genuine insights into the workings of culture in general on the basis of individual social experience in the field. Social Experience and Anthropological Knowledge traces the process from the ethnographic experience to the analytical results, showing how fieldwork enables the ethnographer to arrive at an understanding, not only of `culture' and `society', but also of the processes by which cultures and societies are transformed. The contributors challenge the distinction between subjectivity and objectivity, redefine what we should mean by `empirical' and demonstrate the complexity of present-day epistemological problems through concrete examples. By demystifying subjectivity in the ethnographic process and re-emphasizing the vital position of fieldwork, they do much to renew confidence in the anthropological project of comprehending the world.
Date de parution : 07-1994
13.8x21.6 cm
Date de parution : 06-2017
13.8x21.6 cm
Thèmes de Social Experience and Anthropological Knowledge :
Mots-clés :
Young Men; Control School Teachers; Larger Social Hierarchy; Eau De Vie; Vice Versa; Peter Hervik; Future Practices; Om Behaviour; Barth 1993a; Anthropological Knowledge; Cultural Re-creation; Make Sense; Kirsten Hastrup; Kalahari Debate; Can; Local Knowledge; Common Sense; Experiential Luggage; Inventive Edge; Mafisa System; Traditional Peasant Culture; Mayan Language; Star Calendars; Mother Formulas; Social Action Theory