Malinowski

Bronislaw Malinowski (1884-1942) Malinowski, born in Poland was wealthy and well educated. He gained a Ph.D. in Philosophy, Physics and Mathematics (1908) followed by a Ph.D. in Science (1916). He decided to study Anthropology after reading Sir James Frazer’s The Golden Bough and is now considered by many to have provided the first example of intensive ethnographic fieldwork. He engaged in an in-depth study of the Trobriand Islanders while he was interned there as …

…is imparting. He has an easy narrative style, which apparently appealed to a mass audience bringing him fame and recognition. This was only one chapter in a very large book, and so any assumptions I make are based on limited knowledge of the rest of his work. However this one chapter gives insight into the detail and precision of Malinowski’s documentation and research and I could understand why he is held in high esteem.