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Doing fieldwork in one’s own community can be both interesting and complicated. In such research it is always important to be aware of one’s position, both within the community and with regards to the research project. In 2013, we researched stories of álagablettir (Eng. Enchanted Spots) in the Strandir area, Iceland. These enchanted spots are places in nature on which some form of prohibition or enchantment applies, often related to stories of the supernatural, such as hidden people. The article focuses on the methodology of the research, examining both the advantages and complications that can arise when doing fieldwork in one’s community. Mediating the findings of such research back to the community is extremely important. One should not do research on the people of a certain community, but rather with them. Such mediation can also offer an interesting continuance to the project.
Fieldwork
Iceland
Folklore
Methodology
Enchanted spots
Fieldwork
Enchanted Spots in Strandir Area
Universitätsbibliothek Marburg
Publikationsserver der Universitätsbibliothek Marburg
Iceland
2024-03-21
Doing fieldwork in one’s own community can be both interesting and complicated. In such research it is always important to be aware of one’s position, both within the community and with regards to the research project. In 2013, we researched stories of álagablettir (Eng. Enchanted Spots) in the Strandir area, Iceland. These enchanted spots are places in nature on which some form of prohibition or enchantment applies, often related to stories of the supernatural, such as hidden people. The article focuses on the methodology of the research, examining both the advantages and complications that can arise when doing fieldwork in one’s community. Mediating the findings of such research back to the community is extremely important. One should not do research on the people of a certain community, but rather with them. Such mediation can also offer an interesting continuance to the project.
Folklore
Methodology
Doing Fieldwork at Home:
2024-03-21
article
https://doi.org/10.17192/
Vol 25 No 1 (2024)
Fieldwork in Folkloristics and the Study of Religions: An Interdisciplinary Introduction
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Institute for Comparative Cultural Research - Study of Religions and Anthropology
Religion
Philosophy and theory of religion
1996
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Marburg Journal of Religion
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Fachbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaften und Philosophie
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Marburg
Philipps-Universität Marburg
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Dagrún Ósk
Jónsdóttir
Jónsdóttir, Dagrún Ósk
Jón
Jónsson
Jónsson, Jón
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