本土研究与“异文化”视野

Local Research and Visions from "Foreign Culture"

人类学田野研究已经走过百年历程,所取得的成绩令人瞩目。当今的人类学在延续着异文化研究传统的同时,也掀起了本土研究的浪潮。对人类学的异文化研究和本土化研究进行反思,分别找出二者的优点和弊端,成为当代人类学田野研究的新趋势。就从事本土研究为主的中国学者而言,怎样在本土文化和异文化中寻找契合点,是一个值得认真思考的问题。

With a history of over 100 years, the field work of anthropology has enjoyed remarkable achievement. The present -day anthropology carries on the practice of foreign cultural research while witnessing a wave in local research. This paper generalizes the achievement concerned, analyzes the pros and cons of the two lines of study, and indicates the trend in contemporary anthropological field work.