Lebensphilosophie and the revolution in anthropology
Uncovering the original “turn to life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7787713 |
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| Authors | Andreas Lipowsky (Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 800-812 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2049-1115 • E-ISSN: 2575-1433 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/711881 |
| OpenAlex | W3090329725 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
In two recent themed collections in this publication, numerous contributors have explored the term and concept of “life” in its relationship to ethnographic theory. This article seeks to uncover a historical precedent for this constellation. More precisely, I argue that anthropology has seen an original “turn to life” within the very foundations of modern fieldwork methodology. Rarely acknowledged in the history of anthropology, the development of “participant observation” drew significantly upon the continental Lebensphilosophie tradition and popular vitalist practices. In a larger project, I demonstrate this intellectual history of the ethnographic method across national schools. In this article, I focus on Bronislaw Malinowski and British social anthropology
Anthropology of art · Art history · Epistemology · Ethnography · Focus (optics · Historical anthropology · Social anthropology · Social science · Sociocultural anthropology · Sociology · Vitalism · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · History · Philosophy · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
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The Polish Background to Malinowski's Work
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