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1. How has Raybeck’s approach to ethnography been similar or different to what is
presented in Chapter 5? What has surprised you the most about how ethnography is
done?
One thing that was very refreshing about Raybeck’s approach is that he is looking at
things from a slightly lighter perspective than some of his contemporaries. There are
many stories that he tells that ensures that it is possible to really remember the lessons
that he learns and teaches to the students in the memorable stories. Raybeck continues to
share perspective through his personal experiences and explains how he felt like an
outsider. One thing that is very impressive is the level of immersion that happens when
he is focusing on being a part of the activity.
2. Which of the theoretical perspective discussed in Chapter 5 do you think is adopted
by Raybeck? How might his research project have been different if he subscribed to a
different theoretical perspective? Very clearly Raybeck has adopted a perspective of
complete immersion and he is living and he is interacting with the people that he is
studying so that he will be able to know what is like to live as those he is studying.
3. What do you think about the field methods (see Chapter 5 in your textbook p.95-98 for a
summary) chosen by Raybeck? Are these appropriate? Do these allow him to address his
research questions? What could he have done differently? The methods that he is using in
his address are the best way for him to be able to ensure that he is able to be a part of the
needs of the study. He is living in the same way that his subjects do which is a technique
of complete immersion and one that will continue to fuel his research and his study of
ethnography in the most appropriate way. Instead of looking on as an outside observer,
this is a way to have access to firsthand information.
References
Raybeck, Douglas. "Latah in Southeast Asia: The History and Ethnography of a Culture-
Bound Syndrome. By Robert L. Winzeler. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
1995. xvi, 172 pp. $54.95." The Journal of Asian Studies54.04 (1995): 1158-1159.
Banks, David J. "Ethnology: Kelantan: Religion, Society and Politics in a Malay State.
William R. Roff, ed. Peasant Citizens: Politics, Religion, and Modernization in Kelantan,
Malaysia. Manning Nash." American Anthropologist 78.2 (1976): 407-409.

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