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Anthropology. Anthropology of religion is the study of religion in relation to other social institutions, and the comparison of religious beliefs and practices across cultures. [1] The anthropology of religion, as a field, overlaps with but is distinct from the field of Religious Studies. The history of anthropology of religion is a history of ...
v. t. e. Clifford James Geertz (/ ɡɜːrts / ⓘ; August 23, 1926 – October 30, 2006) was an American anthropologist who is remembered mostly for his strong support for and influence on the practice of symbolic anthropology and who was considered "for three decades... the single most influential cultural anthropologist in the United States." [2]
Social and cultural anthropology. v. t. e. Sir Edward Burnett Tylor FRAI (2 October 1832 – 2 January 1917) was an English anthropologist, and professor of anthropology. [1] Tylor's ideas typify 19th-century cultural evolutionism. In his works Primitive Culture (1871) and Anthropology (1881), he defined the context of the scientific study of ...
Theories of religion can be classified into: [6] Substantive (or essentialist) theories that focus on the contents of religions and the meaning the contents have for people. This approach asserts that people have faith because beliefs make sense insofar as they hold value and are comprehensible. The theories by Tylor and Frazer (focusing on the ...
e. Cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans. It is in contrast to social anthropology, which perceives cultural variation as a subset of a posited anthropological constant. The term sociocultural anthropology includes both cultural and social anthropology traditions.
The concept of thick description has become a cornerstone of ethnographic research, emphasizing the importance of context in understanding cultural practices. Geertz’s ideas also laid the groundwork for what would later be known as symbolic or interpretive anthropology, a school of thought that has had a lasting impact on the study of culture.
Franz Uri Boas[ a ] (July 9, 1858 – December 21, 1942) was a German-American anthropologist and ethnomusicologist. [ 22 ] He was a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology". [ 23 ][ 24 ][ 25 ] His work is associated with the movements known as historical particularism and cultural relativism. [ 26 ]
Social and cultural anthropology. v. t. e. Sir James George Frazer OM FRS FRSE FBA [1] (/ ˈfreɪzər /; 1 January 1854 – 7 May 1941) was a Scottish social anthropologist and folklorist [2] influential in the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion. [3]