JÓZEFA OBRĘBSKIEGO ETNOSOCJOLOGIA POLESIA W ŚWIIIII PYTAŃ O JEGO ŻYCIE I DZIEŁO. TYTUŁEM WPROWADZENIA.

The article provides comments to five articles constituting the cycle entitled "Józef Obrębski - Ethnosociology - Polesie then and now" and contextualises them in a bio-historical perspective. It presents an outline of Obrębski's scientific biography and reflects upon the causes of his absence in the mainstream history of anthropology and sociology. Although from the point of view of western principles of success Obrębski did not succeeded in his scientific career, he definitely was a remarkable actor of the scientific field. His takeaways and inspirations have started to influence this field not earlier than after his death. The articles included in the current cycle represent one of the examples of contemporary reception of Obrębski's outcome, generating a scientific discussion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]