• Modes of indigenizing: remarks on indigenous religion as a method 

      Tafjord, Bjørn Ola (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-23)
      Romanticisms, not colonialisms, drive the indigenizing and the religionizing in the cases described and analyzed in this special issue. In what follows, I shall explain what I mean by this observation and suggest ways to think about it critically. The task of this essay is to highlight entangled methodological and political contexts for the discussion about “indigenizing” that Graham Harvey opened ...
    • Venting som metode 

      Tafjord, Bjørn Ola (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This essay discusses waiting as a method in research and teaching. Appropriate waiting can often lead to better and even quicker understanding of people and questions. How to wait fruitfully is contextual knowledge. Respectful waiting is an ethical issue. Fieldworkers can learn proper waiting from their hosts. Good teachers and supervisors practice waiting and encourage patience.