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In "The Method of Hope: Anthropology, Philosophy, and Fijian Knowledge," Hirokazu Miyazaki explores the concept of hope among the Fijians of Vanua Levu, challenging conventional anthropological understandings of hope as future-oriented and individualistic. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork and philosophical insights from thinkers like Gabriel Marcel and Ernst Bloch, Miyazaki argues that Fijian hope is rooted in a relational and cosmological understanding of the present. He examines how Fijian notions of time, personhood, and exchange shape their experience of hope, demonstrating how it is embedded in everyday practices, social relations, and interactions with the environment. Miyazaki's work highlights the importance of understanding hope within its specific cultural context and offers a nuanced perspective on the relationship between hope, knowledge, and human action.

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