Bigger, Stephen (2008) Book Review: Ethnographica Moralia: Experiments in Interpretive Anthropology. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 29 (3). pp. 338-339. ISSN Print: 1361-7672 Online: 1469-9362
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Ethnographica moralia: experiments in interpretive anthropology, edited by NeniPanourgia and George E. Marcus, New York, Fordham University Press, 2008, 224 pp.,£12.50 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-8232-2887-4
This is a set of conference papers, with a Greek theme, on different aspects of post-Geertz ethnography. The contributers are multi-discipliary, from art, music, history and classics as well as anthropology; they see themselves as exploring the cutting edge of practice and interpretation. The starting point is their awareness of the difficulty of representing cultural experience as scientific text.
This is a research text rather than a student book. For the advanced student of religion, beliefs and values, this book provides significant caveats about power relationships and their abuse, about representations of cultures, and about research as empowering dialogue. These can fundamentally inform practical research projects which include observation of practice.
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Additional Information: | Staff and students at the University of Worcester can access the full-text of the published version via the Summon service. External users should check availability with their local library or Interlibrary Requests service. |
Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords: | ethnography, postmodern, co-construction |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
Divisions: | College of Arts, Humanities and Education > School of Education |
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Copyright Info: | © 2008, Stephen Bigger |
Depositing User: | Stephen Bigger |
Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2008 13:15 |
Last Modified: | 20 Sep 2024 12:51 |
URI: | https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/456 |
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