Abstract
My diploma thesis has been focused on enacting a traditional medicine- Ayurveda- in the Czech Republic. The fieldwork was based mainly on participant observation in ayurvedic institution.
During that time I was interested in teaching and learning theory of Ayurveda, breathing exercies, yoga and ayurvedic herbs. I also examined the ways of import, treatment and sale this medicines while observing discussions where the Ayurvedic community has negotiated further goals of Ayurveda in the Czech Republic.
The result of this research is an ethnographic study, identifying its key actors whereas recognizing the local applying of ayurveda. The question is when this type of ethnography - participant observation in bounded terrain - is not sufficient? The dissertation research shifts from the ethnography of one ayurvedic institution to the theme of ayurvedic medicines.
The process of constitution of ayurvedic medicines has happened at many places simultaneously not only locally with regard to place in the Czech Republic (various ayurvedic centres, shops with ayurvedic products) but also according to various means of practices (lectures, study, treatment, import, export, mixing, growing, defining by EU and CR legislation). How would the methodology of local bordered research change, if we approach to the research of the high multi-sited phenomena?