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ethnography: see anthropology anthropology, classification and analysis of humans and their society, descriptively, culturally, historically, and physically. Its unique contribution to studying the bonds of human social relations has been the distinctive concept of culture . ..... Click the link for more information. ; ethnology ethnology (ĕthnŏl`əjē), scientific study of the origin and functioning of human cultures. ..... Click the link for more information. . ethnographyDescriptive study of a particular human society. Contemporary ethnography is based almost entirely on fieldwork. The ethnographer lives among the people who are the subject of study for a year or more, learning the local language and participating in everyday life while striving to maintain a degree of objective detachment. He or she usually cultivates close relationships with “informants” who can provide specific information on aspects of cultural life. While detailed written notes are the mainstay of fieldwork, ethnographers may also use tape recorders, cameras, or video recorders. Contemporary ethnographies have both influenced and been influenced by literary theory. See also Bronislaw Malinowski; cultural anthropology. |
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| AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF THE HONOUR AND SHAME MODEL IN NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES. Takhoma: Ethnography Of Mount Rainier National Park is a scholarly compilation and record of the archaeological past and ethnographic study of Mount Rainier, also known as "Takhoma". An English translation by the author of an ethnography first published in German in 1995, this excellent study of Christianity and religious acculturation in Papua New Guinea is a welcome and valuable addition to the growing literature in that field. |
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