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Schmidt, Mario (2017). Godfrey Lienhardt as a skeptic; or, Anthropology as conceptual puzzle-solving. HAU-J. Ethnogr. Theory, 7 (2). S. 351 - 376. CHICAGO: UNIV CHICAGO PRESS. ISSN 2049-1115

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Abstract

This article revolves around the observation that ethnographic classics like Godfrey Lienhardt's Divinity and experience: The religion of the Dinka are conceived as ethnocentric and colonialist. Arguing against this verdict, the article attempts to rethink (and emancipate) Lienhardt as a Pyrrhonian skeptic. This sets the stage for an exploration of Lienhardt's life-long interest in realigning anthropology as an objective science with literature as a form of art. Poetry, fiction, Lienhardt's ethnography, as well as Pyrrhonian skepticism help us to explore the possibilities of conceptualizing creatively. They accomplish this by declining to offer definite answers about the world's constitution. By way of conclusion, I propose to understand cultural anthropology as a form of fictive science, one that is primarily interested in solving conceptual puzzles that emerge during specific ethnographic encounters.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schmidt, Mario UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-218158
DOI:	10.14318/hau7.2.031
Journal or Publication Title:	HAU-J. Ethnogr. Theory
Volume:	7
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 351 - 376
Date:	2017
Publisher:	UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
Place of Publication:	CHICAGO
ISSN:	2049-1115
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Anthropology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/21815