Missionary impositions: conversion, resistance, and other challenges to objectivity in religious ethnography
This book explores some of the less understood research considerations involved in studying religious populations with a missionary imperative. The essays encompass ethnographic fieldwork in Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, and other populations, addressing such topics as the fluidity of the anthropolog...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publié: |
Lanham, MD
Lexington Books
©2012
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| Dans: | Année: 2012 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Mission
/ Ethnologie
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Anthropology of religion
Research
B Ethnology Fieldwork B Electronic books B Ethnologie de la religion B Contribution <colloque> B Recueil d'articles |
| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (Verlag) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | This book explores some of the less understood research considerations involved in studying religious populations with a missionary imperative. The essays encompass ethnographic fieldwork in Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, and other populations, addressing such topics as the fluidity of the anthropologist's own religious identity, objectivity versus subjectivity, the issue of reflexivity in ethnography, and the multi-positionality of the researcher |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - PDF |
| ISBN: | 1283993465 |