רשמי שדה

רישומים חופשיים מעבודת איסוף היסטורית בואדי עארה וסביבותיו בפתח המאה העשרים ואחת

תקציר

This paper sketches the reflections of a historian with keen interest in ethnography upon his fieldwork in Arab settlements in the Wadi 'Ara region. He reflects upon his feelings during visits to the private homes of his informants: friendship, intimacy and distance. Apparently, the encounter with "the other" may teach the research an interesting lesson about himself, providing a new, more self-consious perspective, which may become part of his scholarly work and enrich it with new and fruitful insights.