Animism beyond the Soul: Ontology, Reflexivity, and the Making of Anthropological Knowledge

How might we envision animism through the lens of the ‘anthropology of anthropology' The contributors to this volume offer compelling case studies that demonstrate how indigenous animistic practices, concepts, traditions, and ontologies are co—authored in highly reflexive ways by anthropologists and their interlocutors. They explore how native epistemologies, which inform anthropological notions during fieldwork, underpin the dialogues between researchers and their participants. In doing so...