The Secularization of Religious Ethnography and Narrative Competence in a Discourse of Faith

The Secularization of Religious Ethnography and Narrative Competence in a Discourse of Faith

As ethnographers, folklorists impose their own worldview on the materials they collect and present in publication. The process of "ethnographic secularization" of religious materials is examined by focusing on the analytic tendency toward form rather than function, art rather than meaning...

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Published in:Western folklore Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 23 - 36
Main Author: Goldstein, Diane E.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berkeley California Folklore Society 01-01-1995
University of California Press Books Division
Western States Folklore Society
Subjects:
Beliefs
Christianity
Communities
Divinity
Ethnography
Ethnology
Faith
Folklore
Linguistics
Narratives
Personal experience narratives
Religion
Speech acts
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Summary:As ethnographers, folklorists impose their own worldview on the materials they collect and present in publication. The process of "ethnographic secularization" of religious materials is examined by focusing on the analytic tendency toward form rather than function, art rather than meaning and structure rather than the beliefs that inform those structures.
ISSN:0043-373X
2325-811X
DOI:10.2307/1499909