Response to the Commentary of Levenson and Khilwati

This response focuses on a distinction between emic and etic statements, that is, descriptions from within a certain tradition and the outside scientific analysis. Although carefully listening to informants and gathering otherrelevant information, the scholar searches for universal, nonculture bound...

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Main Author: Geels, Antoon 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 1999
In: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Year: 1999, Volume: 9, Issue: 4, Pages: 259-262
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Summary:This response focuses on a distinction between emic and etic statements, that is, descriptions from within a certain tradition and the outside scientific analysis. Although carefully listening to informants and gathering otherrelevant information, the scholar searches for universal, nonculture bound, psychological categories. Levenson and Khilwati appear to mix up this fundamental distinction.
ISSN:1532-7582
Contains:Enthalten in: The international journal for the psychology of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1207/s15327582ijpr0904_3