Cultural encounters in the field: finding a 'home' away from home

Doshi, Bhavik (2017) Cultural encounters in the field: finding a 'home' away from home. Field Research Methods Lab Blog (18 Oct 2017). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

This article describes experiences from fieldwork research conducted in the districts of Paramaribo, Commewijne and Nickerie in Suriname across two months in the summer of 2015. This research focused on an Indian socio-religious organisation, the Arya Samaj in Suriname, discussing the key themes of religion, society and identity. These themes are the foundations of the organisation and they form a complex web of intricacies within the organisation, which this project sought to understand by analysing its development from an anthropological and sociological perspective, writes Bhavik Doshi.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearch/
Additional Information:	© 2017 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Date Deposited:	16 Jan 2025 15:54
Last Modified:	16 Jan 2025 15:54
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/126704

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