What does it mean to be a feminist ethnographer of religion? As a methodological, epistemological, and theoretical framework, feminist ethnography prioritizes participant observation that recognizes copresence, power, and reciprocity between the researcher and her interlocutors and is essential to the study of religion. However, the nature of religious studies as a discipline contributes to a fundamental misunderstanding about the place and importance of feminist ethnography. The normative white, patriarchal, Protestant narratives that form the basis of the field work against its widespread acceptance within the academy. This article brings together scholarship in religious studies with that of anthropology, sociology, and other disciplines to illustrate the significance of feminist ethnography in the study of religion in order to challenge these unspoken and problematic assumptions. By appreciating the outlined “building blocks,” scholars of religion can come to value and potentially employ feminist ethnography in their own work.

中文翻译：

---

宗教研究中的女性主义民族志

成为女性主义的宗教民族志学者意味着什么？作为一种方法论、认识论和理论框架，女权主义民族志优先考虑参与者观察，这种观察承认研究人员与其对话者之间的共存、权力和互惠，并且对于宗教研究至关重要。然而，宗教研究作为一门学科的性质导致了对女权主义民族志的地位和重要性的根本误解。规范的白人、父权制、新教叙事构成了实地工作的基础，但在学院内却被广泛接受。本文将宗教研究的学术与人类学、社会学、和其他学科来说明女权主义民族志在宗教研究中的重要性，以挑战这些不言而喻和有问题的假设。通过欣赏概述的“积木”，宗教学者可以开始重视并可能在他们自己的工作中使用女权主义民族志。