METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH OF DEATH

Abstract

Starting from the fact that ethnology and socio-cultural anthropology are empirical sciences that try to reach knowledge through field work, this article will analyze the basic elements of contemporary field research. The main accent of the article is put upon the methodological approach during field research, referring to the social dimension of death and its communicational function through graves, family memorials and tombs, above all in the city of Skopje, which means that in many cases my field was located close to me, even close to my home. During the research direct observations and participations in different ritual activities are taken in account, the so-called insider attitude of the researcher.