All Outputs (2)

Shamanic spiritual activism : alternative development in the Brazilian Itamboatá Valley (2017)
Journal Article
Fois, F. (2017). Shamanic spiritual activism : alternative development in the Brazilian Itamboatá Valley. Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal, 2(2-3), 338-355. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802014.2017.1411208

Drawing upon critiques that claim a lack of interest in spirituality in development studies, this paper aims to show how alternative ethical forms of development can be enacted when adopting shamanic spiritual worldviews. The paper draws upon ethnogr... Read More about Shamanic spiritual activism : alternative development in the Brazilian Itamboatá Valley.

Understanding ethnography through a life course framework : a research journey into alternative spiritual spaces (2017)
Journal Article
Fois, F. (2017). Understanding ethnography through a life course framework : a research journey into alternative spiritual spaces. Area, 49(4), 421-428. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12332

Recently scholars have emphasised the importance of looking at the researcher's experience and how positionality, emotions and embodiment shape the ethnographic fieldwork process. Specifically, feminist contributions have shown how the professional a... Read More about Understanding ethnography through a life course framework : a research journey into alternative spiritual spaces.