田野关系是理论与方法的双重工具

Field Relation as Theory and Method

他文化学者之间、他文化学者与本地学者之间、学者与被调查民众之间关系的组合和合作 ,构成了田野关系。田野关系既是理论 ,也是方法。它被用来搜集、描述和解释民俗志资料 ,它规定了学者把自己纳入研究对象的整个民俗文化网中的行为模式。田野关系使田野工作变为田野研究 。

Field relation” is a comprehensive expression of the relations between non-l ocal scholars,between non-local and local scholars,and between investigators an d the people being investigated.“Field relation” is both a theory and a method .It is used for collecting,describing and explaining folk materials.It stipulate s the behaviour pattern of scholars in the folk culture of the objects of their research.It made “field work” to be “field research” instead of only collect ing materials.