Note:"Religion" has failed as a concept in traditional anthropology because its approaches invited the intrusion of the researcher's own evaluations of what is "supernatural" or "sacred" and what is not. The operational definition proposed here is derived principally from anthropological and philosophical sources. Religion is "the set of assumptions that lie at the foundation of an individual's system of cognition; such beliefs are elicited by pressing the question"why" until the informant indicates the inappropriateness of the question." The effect of this approach is to "objectify" the concept of religion. Eliciting Rastafarian beliefs in New York City proved to be impossible, and what were inadvertently elicited instead were the research...
This article outlines a methodological posture that I consciously adopted during recent ethnographic...
To elucidate the various ways of approaching the subject matter, this introductory chapter will firs...
Anthropology has two tasks: the scientific task of studying human beings and the instrumental task of...
The aim of the article is an attempt to answer the question whether under the influence of changes i...
As an anthropologist who studies the religious beliefs and practices of others, I have long pondere...
Anthropology, being an inherently interdisciplinary discipline, is a promising approach to the forev...
Scholars who identify themselves as anthropologists of religion attempt to work across the disciplin...
SHATTERED POTS FOLLOWING DECONSTRUCTION: CONTEMPORARY ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORIES OF RELIGIONThe aim of...
How did phenomenology inspire anthropology to re-evaluate its principal method: participant observat...
<p>Religious phenomenon is a universal symptom, unique and full of mystery. Its existence was always...
The proposition in this paper is that there are some specific fieldwork techniques the researcher, b...
Anthropological insights are not produced or constructed through reasoned discourse alone. Often the...
Anthropological insights are not produced or constructed through reasoned discourse alone. Often the...
As a universal human phenomenon, religion is rooted in human nature, and human beings instinctively ...
<p>În articol este analizat statutul epistemic al antropologiei religiei ridicat pe explicarea şi in...
This article outlines a methodological posture that I consciously adopted during recent ethnographic...
To elucidate the various ways of approaching the subject matter, this introductory chapter will firs...
Anthropology has two tasks: the scientific task of studying human beings and the instrumental task of...
The aim of the article is an attempt to answer the question whether under the influence of changes i...
As an anthropologist who studies the religious beliefs and practices of others, I have long pondere...
Anthropology, being an inherently interdisciplinary discipline, is a promising approach to the forev...
Scholars who identify themselves as anthropologists of religion attempt to work across the disciplin...
SHATTERED POTS FOLLOWING DECONSTRUCTION: CONTEMPORARY ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORIES OF RELIGIONThe aim of...
How did phenomenology inspire anthropology to re-evaluate its principal method: participant observat...
<p>Religious phenomenon is a universal symptom, unique and full of mystery. Its existence was always...
The proposition in this paper is that there are some specific fieldwork techniques the researcher, b...
Anthropological insights are not produced or constructed through reasoned discourse alone. Often the...
Anthropological insights are not produced or constructed through reasoned discourse alone. Often the...
As a universal human phenomenon, religion is rooted in human nature, and human beings instinctively ...
<p>În articol este analizat statutul epistemic al antropologiei religiei ridicat pe explicarea şi in...
This article outlines a methodological posture that I consciously adopted during recent ethnographic...
To elucidate the various ways of approaching the subject matter, this introductory chapter will firs...
Anthropology has two tasks: the scientific task of studying human beings and the instrumental task of...