Researching Paganisms

by Graham Harvey and Douglas Ezzy

Book Overview

Should researchers of spirituality and religion be distantly "objective," or engaged and active participants? The traditional paradigm of 'methodological agnosticism' is increasingly challenged as researchers emphasize the benefits of direct participation for understanding beliefs and practices. Should academic researchers "go native," participating as "insiders" in engagements with the "supernatural," experiencing altered states of of consciousness?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759105235
• ISBN13: 9780759105232
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"