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A Brief History of Anthropology
Class Anth 203
Type Lecture
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★ Late 19th century characteristics
☆ Industrial revolution ☆ Science
☆ Rapid change ☆ Positivism (Development of social
☆ Progress sciences)
☆ Rationalism ☆ Christianity under attack
☆ Philosophy of history ☆ Age of empires
★ Anthropology is a branch of history.
A Brief History of Anthropology 1
, The history, not of tribes or nations, but of the condition of
knowledge, religion, art, custom and the like among them.
-Edward Tylor,
1871.
📎 Anthropological Theory or Theoretical Framework
Also known as school of thought. They provide explanatory
framework for the research to be conducted.
★ Major theoretical schools of cultural anthropology:
★ Evolutionism ★
The goal of anthropology is the reconstruction of the history of
‘primitive’ peoples. -Rivers,
The ethnographer’s purpose is to determine their place in time. -
Balfour, 1905
To elucidate the nature, origin and distribution of the races and
peoples of a limited ethological area and to define their place in
the evolutionary tree. -Haddon,
⋆⋆ All societies pass through a series of distinct evolutionary stages (From
simple to more complex).
☆ Savagery (the most primitive, ex. Australian Aborigines)
☆ Barbarism (larger polygamous horticultural communities)
☆ Civilization (monogamous state societies, ex. euro-american cultures)
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A Brief History of Anthropology
Class Anth 203
Type Lecture
Created time @April 25, 2023 4:20 PM
Last edited time @April 25, 2023 4:20 PM
Multipart
★ Late 19th century characteristics
☆ Industrial revolution ☆ Science
☆ Rapid change ☆ Positivism (Development of social
☆ Progress sciences)
☆ Rationalism ☆ Christianity under attack
☆ Philosophy of history ☆ Age of empires
★ Anthropology is a branch of history.
A Brief History of Anthropology 1
, The history, not of tribes or nations, but of the condition of
knowledge, religion, art, custom and the like among them.
-Edward Tylor,
1871.
📎 Anthropological Theory or Theoretical Framework
Also known as school of thought. They provide explanatory
framework for the research to be conducted.
★ Major theoretical schools of cultural anthropology:
★ Evolutionism ★
The goal of anthropology is the reconstruction of the history of
‘primitive’ peoples. -Rivers,
The ethnographer’s purpose is to determine their place in time. -
Balfour, 1905
To elucidate the nature, origin and distribution of the races and
peoples of a limited ethological area and to define their place in
the evolutionary tree. -Haddon,
⋆⋆ All societies pass through a series of distinct evolutionary stages (From
simple to more complex).
☆ Savagery (the most primitive, ex. Australian Aborigines)
☆ Barbarism (larger polygamous horticultural communities)
☆ Civilization (monogamous state societies, ex. euro-american cultures)
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