ERIC DE DAMPIERRE AND THE ART OF FIELDWORK

The aim of this chapter is not to circumscribe the work of Eric de Dampierre – that would be a task too daunting for this author – but to shine a light on some of its various aspects, especially those that are related to his fieldwork in Africa. In order to limit the danger of reducing his thought,...

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1. Verfasser:	Buckner, Margaret
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Sprache:	eng
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Zusammenfassung:	The aim of this chapter is not to circumscribe the work of Eric de Dampierre – that would be a task too daunting for this author – but to shine a light on some of its various aspects, especially those that are related to his fieldwork in Africa. In order to limit the danger of reducing his thought, I will use his words – albeit translated into English – to let him speak for himself. My personal acquaintance with Dampierre began in 1982, when I was a Peace Corps volunteer stationed in Bangassou, Central African Republic, the town where Dampierre