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...
- Cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans. It is in contrast to social anthropology, which...
- Look up anthropology or anthropologist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Anthropology is the science of humans. Anthropology or Anthropologie may also...
- Biological anthropology, also known as physical anthropology, is a natural science discipline concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of...
- theology, Christian anthropology is the study of the human (anthropos) as it relates to God. It differs from the social science of anthropology, which primarily...
- Forensic anthropology is the application of the anatomical science of anthropology and its various subfields, including forensic archaeology and forensic...
- History of anthropology in this article refers primarily to the 18th- and 19th-century precursors of modern anthropology. The term anthropology itself, innovated...
- Salvage anthropology, related to salvage ethnography, is a term referring to the practice of collecting and do****enting in the face of presumed cultural...
- Philosophical anthropology, sometimes called anthropological philosophy, is a discipline within philosophy that inquires into the essence of human nature...
- The Institute of Anthropology and Ethnography or N.N. Miklukho-Maklai Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology (Russian: Институт этнологии и антропологии...