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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Crane, Hillary K., 1969- (-), Weibel, Deana L., 1969-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books 2012.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:vi, 112 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9781283993463
9780739177891