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Fieldwork among the Sarakatsani: 1954-55
Europe observed • Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire • Published In 1992 • Pages: 148-166, 188-196
By: Campbell, John Kennedy.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this paper Campbell discusses the circumstances under which he developed an interest in doing fieldwork, and the eventual fieldwork itself, in 1954-1955, among the Sarakatsani pastoralist of Zagori district in the Pindus mountains of Greece. The author, accompanied by his wife, describes their experiences in traveling with an encampment of Sarakatsani as they herded their flocks down to the plains of Thesprotia for their winter pasturage. Most of the information in this study deals with the establishment of rapport with the nomadic group, but little ethnographic data is actually provided on these people.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- Observation in research
- Interviewing in research
- Pastoral activities
- Social relationships and groups
- Ethics
- Extended families
- Kin relationships
- Community structure
- Gender roles and issues
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Greeks
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Europe
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southeastern Europe
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 2002
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1954-1955
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1954-1955
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Sarakatsani, Zagori District, Greece
- NotesAdditional notes
- John K. Campbell
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-196)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 93109019
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Greece