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Power and dialogue in ethnography: Marcel Griaule’s initiation
Observers and observed : essays on ethnographic fieldwork • 1 • Published In 1983 • Pages: 121-156
By: Clifford, James.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article focuses on the theory and methodology of Marcel Griaule, one of the principal ethnographers of the Dogon. In particular, the author examines and critiques Griaule’s idea and practice of ethnography as “documentary” and “initiation.” This source also provides information on Griaule’s intellectual development and professional life.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Reviews and critiques
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Dogon
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2019
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- 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.
- Historical 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Gerald Reid ; 1988
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1928-1956
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- France and West Africa
- NotesAdditional notes
- James Clifford
- Most of the material in this document is indexed for Categories 114 and 113 and can be useful in providing a deeper understanding of the Griaule sources in the Dogon file (sources 3, 4, 8 and 13)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-156)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 83047771
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Dogons (African people)