人类学研究方法比较——以《西太平洋上的航海者》《安达曼岛人》为例

学科的研究方法与成果同等重要,研究之初其方法就已决定了成果的指向。人类学的经典著作,不仅可以作为现实研究的有效指导,其理论方法也值得我们借鉴、反思。文章以《西太平洋上的航海者》和《安达曼岛人》二书为例,通过马林诺夫斯基和布朗研究方法异同的比较,阐述一种民族志学的新研究范式。

Comparison of Research Methods of Anthropology --Some Examples of Argonauts of the Western Pacific and The Andman Islanders

Discipline research methods and results are equally important. At the start of the study, results have been decided by methods. Classics of anthropology, which are not only as a research guidance, but also worth using for reference and reflection. This paper will take Argonauts of the Western Pacific and The Andman Islanders as examples, through the comparison of similar- ities and differences of their research methods to shows the new research paradigm in ethnography.