Vocabulary for the Study of Religion

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Participant Observation
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Abstract: Participant observation is a largely informal method used by cultural anthropologists to study other cultures. Anthropologists consider participant observation to be their signature methodol…

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Paul Roscoe, “Participant Observation”, in: Vocabulary for the Study of Religion, General Editors Robert A. Segal, Kocku Von Stuckrad. Consulted online on 24 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004249707_vsr_COM_00000401>
First published online: 2016



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