Social Experience and Anthropological Knowledge (Paperback)

Anthropology poses an explicit challenge to standard notions of scientific knowledge. It claims to produce genuine insights into the workings of culture in general on the basis of individual social experience in the field. "Social Experience and Anthropological Knowledge" traces the process from the ethnographic experience to the analytical results, showing how fieldwork enables the ethnographer to arrive at an understanding, not only of "culture" and "society", but also of the processes by which cultures and societies are transformed. The contributors challenge the distinction between subjectivity and objectivity, redefine what we should mean by "empirical" and demonstrate the complexity of present-day epistemological problems through concrete examples. By demystifying subjectivity in the ethnographic process and re-emphasizing the vital position of fieldwork, they do much to renew confidence in the anthropological project of comprehending the world.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	European Association of Social Anthropologists
Release date:	July 1994
First published:	1995
Editors:	Kirsten Hastrup • Peter Hervik
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-10658-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	0-415-10658-3
Barcode:	9780415106580

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