Definition of Anthropology. Meaning of Anthropology. Synonyms of Anthropology

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Definition of Anthropology

Anthropology
Anthropology An`thro*pol"o*gy, n. [Gr. ? man + -logy.] 1. The science of the structure and functions of the human body. 2. The science of man; -- sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history, or as an animal. 3. That manner of expression by which the inspired writers attribute human parts and passions to God.

Meaning of Anthropology from wikipedia

- Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present...
- Biological anthropology, also known as physical anthropology, is a social science discipline concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human...
- Cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans. It is in contrast to social anthropology, which...
- History of anthropology in this article refers primarily to the 18th- and 19th-century precursors of modern anthropology. The term anthropology itself, innovated...
- cultural anthropology. In the United States, social anthropology is commonly subsumed within cultural anthropology or sociocultural anthropology. The term...
- Digital anthropology is the anthropological study of the relationship between humans and digital-era technology. The field is new, and thus has a variety...
- Look up anthropology or anthropologist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Anthropology is the science of humans. Anthropology or Anthropologie may also...
- paper "The Aims of Anthropology". John Van Willengen defined applied anthropology as "anthropology put to use". Applied anthropology includes conducting...
- Evolutionary anthropology, the interdisciplinary study of the evolution of human physiology and human behaviour and of the relation between hominids and...
- Philosophical anthropology, sometimes called anthropological philosophy, is a discipline dealing with questions of metaphysics and phenomenology of the...