The objects of evidence: anthropological approaches to the production of knowledge

Evidence is something that all anthropologists must possess, and the collection of evidence in the field is still one of the main ingredients of what Bronislaw Malinowski once referred to as the ethnographers magic. And yet, despite this, the concept of evidence has received little sustained attention in printespecially when compared to related concepts, such as fieldwork, truth, facts, and knowledge. All anthropologists use evidence, but precious few reflect onwhat it is or isnt. This volume goes some way to correcting the state of affairs. The volumes contributors share the conviction that anthropology can no longer afford to ignore the importance of the concept of evidence, either for the ways in which anthropologists carry out their work (methodology) or present and justify their findings (epistemology). But the real strength of the volumecomes from the ways in which the contributors argue the case from a variety of theoretical perspectives. The Objects of Evidence is a first when it comes to the care with which it treats such an important subject, and a rarity in itsability to orchestrate so many different paradigms and points of view.

• ISBN: 978-1-4051-9296-5
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 168
• Fecha Publicación: 13/03/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés