"We each embark on two life journeys - one out into the world, the other inward to the self. With these journeys in mind, the eminent anthropologist Keith Hart reflects on a life of learning, sharing and remembering to offer readers the means of connecting life's extremes - indi…
The first and only insider's account of Vodou's private, mystical, interior practice, a compelling story of initiation and transformation.
Anthropology and sociology have long histories in India. Yet, with the exception of fieldwork experience, there is little research available on the institutional and material contexts of these disciplines or on the practices of pioneering anthropologists and sociologists. Fillin…
"This intellectual biography covers the whole trajectory of Bateson's career, from his first anthropological work alongside Margaret Mead through the continuing relevance of his late forays into biosemiotics. Harris-Jones shows how the sum of Bateson's thinking across numerous f…
"This intellectual biography covers the whole trajectory of Bateson's career, from his first anthropological work alongside Margaret Mead through the continuing relevance of his late forays into biosemiotics. Harris-Jones shows how the sum of Bateson's thinking across numerous f…
by Barley, Nigel, Bories, Alain
fromPetite bibliothèque Payot (Paris)
by Barley, Nigel, Bories, Alain
fromPetite bibliothèque Payot (Paris)
A historian/anthropologist amongst the Garos of Bangladesh / Ellen Bal -- Power and authority in the field / Ali Khan -- Story of my research in Bhutan / A.C. Sinha -- Remembering fieldwork histories / Mandy Sadan -- Fields of working knowledge / Ben Campbell -- Reflections on f…
Fieldwork in South Asia is a valuable attempt to listen and learn from the memories and significant moments of fieldwork done by anthropologists, sociologists, and even historians from South Asia. The essays lead towards a deeper understanding of concerns of fieldwork located in…
