Against Belief

Bibliographic Data

ID3312282
AuthorsGalina Lindquist (corresponding author), Coleman (0000-0001-7003-4327), Simon Coleman
Year2008
Volume52
Issue1
Pages1-18
Publication date2008-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Analysis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0155-977X • E-ISSN: 1558-5727
PublisherBerghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3167/sa.2008.520101
OpenAlexW2795562311
LanguageEN
Citations received54

In this introduction we provide a genealogy of anthropological writings on belief and discuss the politics of using the term in cross-cultural contexts. We summarize the contributions to this issue and argue for the virtues of writing 'against'-rather than 'with'-the term in ethnographic texts. The article concludes with reflections on the way anthropological discussions of belief have expressed wider assumptions about the representation of culture

Epistemology · Ethnography · Political science · Politics · Representation · Representation (politics · Sociology · Term (time · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Law · Philosophy · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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