Becoming Data: Star Trek Wisdom and the Unforeseen Effects of Fieldwork on the Fieldworker

Religious communities present very different, and often difficult, issues to the researcher. In particular, religious groups often have more interest in the researcher as a person than as a social scientist. In other words, religious people often are more interested in "saving" the researc...

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Main Author: Willey, Robin D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Saskatchewan [2010]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2010, Volume: 22, Issue: 3
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