Argonautas, cem anos depois

  • Peirano M
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Resumo Partindo da relação intrínseca entre teoria e etnografia, abordo neste artigo alguns dos motivos pelos quais, ainda hoje, Argonautas do Pacífico Ocidental é uma referência central para as ciências sociais. Precursor da pesquisa de campo intensiva, Malinowski definiu diretrizes, favoreceu novas teorias, nutriu ideais, formulou utopias e influenciou outras disciplinas das humanidades, tornando-se ele próprio uma figura mítica na antropologia. Deixou para as futuras gerações o desafio da procura do “ponto de vista nativo” e a elaboração de “teorias etnográficas”. O texto aborda também o estilo de pesquisa anterior à de Malinowski, a forma da monografia, a relação entre seu diário de campo e as cartas escritas na época, e as reanálises a que o livro foi submetido.Abstract Starting from the intrinsic relationship between theory and ethnography, in this article I discuss some of the reasons why Argonauts of the Western Pacific is, even today, a central reference for the social sciences. A precursor of intensive field research, Malinowski defined guidelines, favored new theories, nurtured ideals, formulated utopias and influenced other humanities disciplines, becoming himself a mythological figure in anthropology. He left for the future generations the challenge of searching for the “native’s point of view” and the elaboration of “ethnographic theories”. The text also addresses the research style prior to Malinowski’s, the form of the monograph, the relationship between his field diary and letters written at the time, and the reanalysis to which the book was submitted.

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Peirano, M. (2021). Argonautas, cem anos depois. Horizontes Antropológicos, 27(61), 379–403. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0104-71832021000300013

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