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Wisdom from the edge : writing ethnography in turbulent times /
Stoller, Paul,
Wisdom from the edge : writing ethnography in turbulent times / Paul Stoller. - xvii, 186 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm - Expertise series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Writing ethnography in troubled times -- Imaging knowledge: artful practice in slow research -- In the shade of the jujube tree -- Sensory dimensions of spirit possession -- Tasting harmony in the world -- Peripheral knowledge and the imponderables of the between -- The world according to Rouch -- Wisdom from the edge of the village.
"This book presents a blueprint for doing anthropology in troubled times. It instructs readers on how to convey important anthropological insights-indigenous wisdom-to a general audience in search of solutions to cotemporary social problems."--
9781501770661 (paperback)
2023003109
Ethnology--Authorship.
Ethnology--Moral and ethical aspects.
Ethnology--Philosophy.
Ethnologists--Attitudes.
305.8 STO
Wisdom from the edge : writing ethnography in turbulent times / Paul Stoller. - xvii, 186 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm - Expertise series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Writing ethnography in troubled times -- Imaging knowledge: artful practice in slow research -- In the shade of the jujube tree -- Sensory dimensions of spirit possession -- Tasting harmony in the world -- Peripheral knowledge and the imponderables of the between -- The world according to Rouch -- Wisdom from the edge of the village.
"This book presents a blueprint for doing anthropology in troubled times. It instructs readers on how to convey important anthropological insights-indigenous wisdom-to a general audience in search of solutions to cotemporary social problems."--
9781501770661 (paperback)
2023003109
Ethnology--Authorship.
Ethnology--Moral and ethical aspects.
Ethnology--Philosophy.
Ethnologists--Attitudes.
305.8 STO