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Wisdom from the edge : writing ethnography in turbulent times Paul Stoller.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Expertise seriesPublication details: Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2023.Description: xvii, 186p. illustrationsISBN:
  • 9781501770661
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Wisdom from the edgeDDC classification:
  • 305.8 St68W 23/eng/20230210
LOC classification:
  • GN345
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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."--
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Books Books Central Library, IISER Bhopal Reference 305.8 St68W (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out to Renny Thomas (0269) Not For Loan Book recommended by Dr Renny Thomas 15/02/2025 11480

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."--

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