Emma Cohen
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780195323351
- eISBN:
- 9780199785575
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195323351.003.0002
- Subject:
- Religion, World Religions
Chapter 2 gives an overview of the wider historical and ethnographic setting in which fieldwork took place. It presents a historical account of changing attitudes to African religions in Brazil and ...
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Chapter 2 gives an overview of the wider historical and ethnographic setting in which fieldwork took place. It presents a historical account of changing attitudes to African religions in Brazil and describes general features of the context within which ethnographic fieldwork was conducted as well as the ethnographer's access and entry to the terreiro setting.Less
Chapter 2 gives an overview of the wider historical and ethnographic setting in which fieldwork took place. It presents a historical account of changing attitudes to African religions in Brazil and describes general features of the context within which ethnographic fieldwork was conducted as well as the ethnographer's access and entry to the terreiro setting.
Ashley Jackson
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198207641
- eISBN:
- 9780191677762
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198207641.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, World Modern History
While most studies would consider the time of war as a stage of transition from colonialism to independence wherein the economic, political, military, and other such social effects would be analysed, ...
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While most studies would consider the time of war as a stage of transition from colonialism to independence wherein the economic, political, military, and other such social effects would be analysed, this study takes a different approach, as it aims to consider warfare in its own historical setting. As such, the study will consider the point of view of the African colonies themselves, while also looking into African initiatives through utilizing oral sources. Generally, the study attempts to attain more relevant regional and imperial information regarding both the historiography of Africa – especially during the Second World War – and that of decolonization. Also, the book will examine certain issues such as how Africans were involved in the imperial army, various dimensions of colonial control during the mid-century, how information was passed to and from capitals to Whitehall, and other such ‘on the ground’ issues in Africa.Less
While most studies would consider the time of war as a stage of transition from colonialism to independence wherein the economic, political, military, and other such social effects would be analysed, this study takes a different approach, as it aims to consider warfare in its own historical setting. As such, the study will consider the point of view of the African colonies themselves, while also looking into African initiatives through utilizing oral sources. Generally, the study attempts to attain more relevant regional and imperial information regarding both the historiography of Africa – especially during the Second World War – and that of decolonization. Also, the book will examine certain issues such as how Africans were involved in the imperial army, various dimensions of colonial control during the mid-century, how information was passed to and from capitals to Whitehall, and other such ‘on the ground’ issues in Africa.
James E. G. Zetzel
- Published in print:
- 2022
- Published Online:
- May 2022
- ISBN:
- 9780197626092
- eISBN:
- 9780197626122
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780197626092.003.0003
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, Literary Studies: Classical, Early, and Medieval
This chapter examines the setting and the characters of Cicero’s De oratore. It considers the accuracy of its representation of the political and social world of the 90s BCE just before the outbreak ...
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This chapter examines the setting and the characters of Cicero’s De oratore. It considers the accuracy of its representation of the political and social world of the 90s BCE just before the outbreak of the Social War. It shows how Cicero gradually introduces the characters and the setting, and how he relates the choice of setting to his own life. Close attention is paid to the prefaces in Cicero’s voice in each of the three books of the dialogue. Cicero places great emphasis on the creative process of memory—the reciprocal effect on one another of the person remembering and the person being remembered. It raises questions about Cicero’s intentions in constructing the scene—his awareness that memory can be simultaneously true and false—and examines closely the ways in which Cicero claims to have learned about the conversation he records and invents.Less
This chapter examines the setting and the characters of Cicero’s De oratore. It considers the accuracy of its representation of the political and social world of the 90s BCE just before the outbreak of the Social War. It shows how Cicero gradually introduces the characters and the setting, and how he relates the choice of setting to his own life. Close attention is paid to the prefaces in Cicero’s voice in each of the three books of the dialogue. Cicero places great emphasis on the creative process of memory—the reciprocal effect on one another of the person remembering and the person being remembered. It raises questions about Cicero’s intentions in constructing the scene—his awareness that memory can be simultaneously true and false—and examines closely the ways in which Cicero claims to have learned about the conversation he records and invents.
