Epstein The Craft of Social Anthropology

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4831-4532-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 298 Seiten, Web PDF

The Craft of Social Anthropology focuses on the methodologies, approaches, and techniques used in the study of social anthropology, as well as anthropological analysis of marriage, divorce, and religious rituals. The book first discusses intensive study of small sample communities and quantification in social anthropology, including quantification and anthropological approach, role of quantification, types of quantitative data, and data collection and processing. The manuscript then examines the frequency of divorce. Topics include divorce ratios, marriage classified by duration, divorce without mortality, and risks of divorce. The text focuses on genealogies, as well as genealogies and pedigrees, terminological and prescriptive diagrams, and illustrative genealogical diagrams. The manuscript also ponders on the extended-case method and situational analysis and data of economics in anthropological analysis. Saora rituals, shamanism, and witchcraft are also discussed. The publication is a vital reference for readers interested in social anthropology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Epstein, A. L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;The Craft of Social Anthropology;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Preface to the Indian Edition;8
6;Editor's Preface;12
7;Introduction;16
8;PART ONE: Orientations and Techniques;26
8.1;Chapter 1. The Intensive Study of Small Sample Communities;28
8.2;Chapter 2. On Quantificationin Social Anthropology1;42
8.2.1;QUANTIFICATION AND THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL APPROACH;42
8.2.2;THE ROLE OF QUANTIFICATION;46
8.2.3;TYPES OF QUANTITATIVE DATA;50
8.2.4;SAMPLING;55
8.2.5;DATA COLLECTION;60
8.2.6;DATA-PROCESSING;63
8.2.7;METHODS OF ANALYSIS;68
8.3;Chapter 3. The Frequency of Divorce;72
8.3.1;I. THE NEED FOR MEASURES;72
8.3.2;2. PRESENT MARITAL STATUS AND CUMULATIVE MARITAL EXPERIENCE;78
8.3.3;3. MARRIAGE SAMPLES;79
8.3.4;4. DIVORCE RATIOS;86
8.3.5;5. SAMPLES DRAWN FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF ONE SEX: AN ILLUSTRATION;89
8.3.6;6. MARRIAGES CLASSIFIED BY DURATION;93
8.3.7;7. CONVERTING EXTANT TO COMPLETED MARRIAGES;98
8.3.8;8. MEAN AND MEDIAN MARRIAGE DURATION;108
8.3.9;9. RISK OF DIVORCE;110
8.3.10;10. DIVORCE WITHOUT MORTALITY;114
8.3.11;I I . DIVORCE RATES;116
8.3.12;12. COLLECTING INFORMATION;119
8.3.13;13. CONCLUSION;120
8.4;Chapter 4. Genealogies;126
8.4.1;GENEALOGIES AND PEDIGREES;127
8.4.2;GENEALOGICAL NARRATIVES;130
8.4.3;GENEALOGICAL CHARTS;137
8.4.4;PEDIGREES;145
8.4.5;ILLUSTRATIVE GENEALOGICAL DIAGRAMS;148
8.4.6;TERMINOLOGICAL AND PRESCRIPTIVE DIAGRAMS;150
8.5;Chapter 5. The Extended-case Method and Situational Analysis;156
8.5.1;THE STRUCTURALIST SCHOOL;156
8.5.2;VARIATION, CHANGE, AND THE CONFLICT OF NORMS;163
8.5.3;SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS AND FIELDWORK;168
8.5.4;CONCLUSION;175
9;PART TWO: Selected Problems: Data and Methods;178
9.1;Chapter 6. The Data of Economics in Anthropological Analysis;180
9.1.1;PREPARATION OF SCHEDULES;188
9.1.2;PRODUCTION STATISTICS;199
9.1.3;CONSUMPTION STATISTICS;201
9.2;Chapter 7. Aspects of Saora Ritual and Shamanism An Approach to the Data of Ritual;208
9.3;Chapter 8. The Case Method in the Field of Law;232
9.3.1;RULES, CONCEPTS, AND CATEGORIES;235
9.3.2;PROCEDURES OF INQUIRY AND ADJUDICATION;241
9.3.3;REDRESS, SANCTIONS, AND SOCIAL CONTROL;250
9.3.4;CONCLUSION;256
9.4;Chapter 9. The Study of Witchcraft;258
9.4.1;DEFINITIONS;259
9.4.2;PRELIMINARY INQUIRIES;261
9.4.3;CONFIRMATION OF IMPRESSIONS;262
9.4.4;RELEVANT SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY;263
9.4.5;ASSUMED HYPOTHESES IN THE LITERATURE;264
9.4.6;RECORDING CAUSES OF MISFORTUNE;267
9.4.7;ANALYSIS OF DATA;269
9.4.8;RATES .. RAW FREQUENCIES;269
9.4.9;SUMMARY;270
10;PART THREE;272
10.1;APPENDIX: THE RHODES-LIVINGSTONE INSTITUTE CENSUS CARD;274
10.2;REFERENCES OF WORKS CITED;276
10.3;FURTHER SELECT FIELDWORK BIBLIOGRAPHY;288
10.4;NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS;292
11;Index;294