User:Heron262!/Edward L. Schieffelin

Edward L. Schieffelin is a renowned anthropologist whose work among the Bosavi people in New Guinea resulted in a published book, 'The Sorrow of the Lonely and the Burning of the Dancers'. His work, including his focus on the "Gisaro" ceremony that involved the folkloric story of a dead boy, provided a foundation for his colleague and MacArthur "Genius" Award winner Steven Feld.

He also did fieldwork among the Bosavi people with Bambi Shieffelin (also a wikipedia link) with whom he a was previously married.

http://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781403967893

http://www.amazon.com/Edward-Schieffelin-Sorrow-Burning-Dancers/dp/B00DF31HEW/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1454916851&sr=1-1&keywords=schieffelin+Edward+sorrow+of+the+lonely