Marja-Liisa Swantz
Biographic Data
| ID | 96706 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marja-Liisa Swantz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marja-Liisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Swantz |
| SIGNATURE | SWANTZ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | United Nations University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Participatory action research: Its origins and future in women’s ways
Bureaucracy Kills So Many Things: A conversation between Maia Green and Marja-Liisa Swantz
a scholar both in Social Anthropology and Development Studies, whose connections with Africa date back nearly six decades. Her special research interests are the anthropology of religion, and women and development, but one of her greatest lasting achievements may prove to be her pioneering work in participatory
Blood, Milk, and Death: Body Symbols and the Power of Regeneration among the Zaramo of Tanzania
A Personal Position Paper on Participatory Research: Personal Quest for Living Knowledge
This article is a personal position paper in which the author presents thoughts about participatory research as they evolved during years of search for "living knowledge." The author weaves together experiences gathered from her work in two regions of Tanzania and a personal history to make conclusions about and derive implications for participatory research
Women in Development: A Creative Role Denied
Women in Development: A Creative Role Denied? The Case of Tanzania
VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee , Seite 392 - 395
Women in Development: A Creative Role Denied: The Case of Tanzania
Methodological Notes on Cultural Research amidst Planned Development: A Case Study on Spirit Possession
No abstract available
Symbols and Society in Muslim Africa
Interaction of Islam and the African Society on the East African Coast
No abstract available
Dynamics of the spirit possession phenomenon in Eastern Tanzania
The discussion on the spirit possession phenomenon is related in this study to the more general question of the role of religious institutions as part in the development process of a people living in a limited geographical area of a wider national society. It is assumed that religion, like culture in general, has its specific institutional forms as result of the historical development of a society, but at the same time religion is a force shaping…
The Role of Participant Research in Development
The Matrilineal Peoples of Eastern Tanzania: Bibliographical Addenda
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Ritual and Myth in Transitional Zaramo Society
No abstract available
Ritual and Social Change
Women in Development: A Creative Role Denied: The Case of Tanzania
A Personal Position Paper on Participatory Research: Personal Quest for Living Knowledge
This article is a personal position paper in which the author presents thoughts about participatory research as they evolved during years of search for "living knowledge." The author weaves together experiences gathered from her work in two regions of Tanzania and a personal history to make conclusions about and derive implications for participatory research
Ritual and Social Change
Ritual and Social Change
Ritual and Myth in Transitional Zaramo Society
No abstract available
The Matrilineal Peoples of Eastern Tanzania: Bibliographical Addenda
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
The Role of Participant Research in Development
Symbols and Society in Muslim Africa
Interaction of Islam and the African Society on the East African Coast
No abstract available
Dynamics of the spirit possession phenomenon in Eastern Tanzania
The discussion on the spirit possession phenomenon is related in this study to the more general question of the role of religious institutions as part in the development process of a people living in a limited geographical area of a wider national society. It is assumed that religion, like culture in general, has its specific institutional forms as result of the historical development of a society, but at the same time religion is a force shaping…
Methodological Notes on Cultural Research amidst Planned Development: A Case Study on Spirit Possession
No abstract available
Women in Development: A Creative Role Denied: The Case of Tanzania
Women in Development: A Creative Role Denied
Women in Development: A Creative Role Denied? The Case of Tanzania
VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee , Seite 392 - 395
A Personal Position Paper on Participatory Research: Personal Quest for Living Knowledge
This article is a personal position paper in which the author presents thoughts about participatory research as they evolved during years of search for "living knowledge." The author weaves together experiences gathered from her work in two regions of Tanzania and a personal history to make conclusions about and derive implications for participatory research
Blood, Milk, and Death: Body Symbols and the Power of Regeneration among the Zaramo of Tanzania
Bureaucracy Kills So Many Things: A conversation between Maia Green and Marja-Liisa Swantz
a scholar both in Social Anthropology and Development Studies, whose connections with Africa date back nearly six decades. Her special research interests are the anthropology of religion, and women and development, but one of her greatest lasting achievements may prove to be her pioneering work in participatory
Participatory action research: Its origins and future in women’s ways
Political science (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Geography (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Tanzania (5 works) · African history and culture studies (4 works) · Anthropology (4 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (4 works) · History (4 works) · Psychology (4 works)