Trayectoria metodológica de una investigación etnográfica en México

Abstract

Etnography as a method of ethnology has been a key topic of contemporary debate in Mesoamericanist anthropologist. The problem of how to address with renewed resources the transformations of modern populations of indigenous tradition and the epistemological shift in the discipline have led to a careful examination of the way ethnography should be exercised. Based on a description of a specific field experience, this article provides a small contribution to that debate by proposing a type of model for ethnographic work. This is drawn from experience and shows how the object of study and the methodological itinerary are inextricably linked and reinforce each other reciprocally and creatively. Narrated from a personal experience in the field, the essay describes ethnographic techniques that could be of a more general value for research carried out in other areas.