DELAGE, Rémy

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DELAGE, Rémy
Aménagement, Développement, Environnement, Santé et Sociétés [ADES]
School of Oriental and African Studies [SOAS]

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Fieldwork in Religion. 2005, vol. 1-2, p. 105-121

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Using as the example of the pilgrimage to Sabarimala (Kerala, South India), I propose here to explore the links existing between sources, research hypothesis and research theory in social sciences. The choice of research materials in the process of investigation, sources of knowledge about the studied object, is not mere random sampling; it is processed in accordance with the questions of the researcher. It inevitably assumes a selective dimension. After a critical reading of the sources used by Indian studies, I will highlight on the connections between the sources and the methodological tools on the one hand, and the major research hypothesis about pilgrimage on the other. The links between the data taken from the field and the legitimacy of scientific discourse on India will be examined at the end before providing some keys for the interpretation of Sabarimala phenomenon in South India during the contemporary period.< Réduire

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méthodologie de recherche

pèlerinage

discours géographique

Inde

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research methodology

sources

pilgrimage

geographical discourse

India

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