The History of Ethnological Theory
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The History of Ethnological Theory is a seminal anthropological work that surveys and critically analyzes the development of ethnological thought and schools of theory up to the early 20th century.
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| The History of Ethnological Theory canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of Ethnological Theory Context triple: [Robert H. Lowie, notableWork, The History of Ethnological Theory]
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Senri Ethnological Studies
Senri Ethnological Studies is an academic publication series of the National Museum of Ethnology in Japan that features scholarly research in anthropology and ethnology.
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Anthropology (1923)
Anthropology (1923) is a foundational textbook by Alfred L. Kroeber that systematically surveys the field of anthropology and helped shape its development in the early 20th century.
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C.
Structural Anthropology
Structural Anthropology is a foundational work in anthropology that applies structuralist theory to analyze the underlying patterns and systems shaping human cultures and myths.
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D.
The Elementary Structures of Kinship
The Elementary Structures of Kinship is a foundational anthropological work by Claude Lévi-Strauss that analyzes kinship systems through structuralist methods to reveal universal patterns in human social organization.
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E.
Boasian school of anthropology
The Boasian school of anthropology is a foundational intellectual tradition in American anthropology that emphasizes cultural relativism, historical particularism, and rigorous fieldwork to understand human cultures on their own terms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of Ethnological Theory Target entity description: The History of Ethnological Theory is a seminal anthropological work that surveys and critically analyzes the development of ethnological thought and schools of theory up to the early 20th century.
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A.
Senri Ethnological Studies
Senri Ethnological Studies is an academic publication series of the National Museum of Ethnology in Japan that features scholarly research in anthropology and ethnology.
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B.
Anthropology (1923)
Anthropology (1923) is a foundational textbook by Alfred L. Kroeber that systematically surveys the field of anthropology and helped shape its development in the early 20th century.
-
C.
Structural Anthropology
Structural Anthropology is a foundational work in anthropology that applies structuralist theory to analyze the underlying patterns and systems shaping human cultures and myths.
-
D.
The Elementary Structures of Kinship
The Elementary Structures of Kinship is a foundational anthropological work by Claude Lévi-Strauss that analyzes kinship systems through structuralist methods to reveal universal patterns in human social organization.
-
E.
Boasian school of anthropology
The Boasian school of anthropology is a foundational intellectual tradition in American anthropology that emphasizes cultural relativism, historical particularism, and rigorous fieldwork to understand human cultures on their own terms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthropology book
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
evolution of ethnological concepts
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intellectual context of early ethnologists ⓘ methodological debates in ethnology ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
cultural anthropology
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social anthropology ⓘ |
| contribution |
critical evaluation of earlier ethnological approaches
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systematization of ethnological schools ⓘ |
| describes |
development of ethnological thought
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history of ethnological schools up to the early 20th century ⓘ schools of ethnological theory ⓘ |
| documentedIn | anthropological bibliographies ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
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ethnology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
comparative analysis of ethnological theories
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early 20th century ethnological thought ⓘ intellectual history of ethnology ⓘ |
| genre |
academic literature
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scholarly monograph ⓘ |
| hasAcademicSubject |
history of social science
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theory of culture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
critical analysis of major ethnological schools
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discussion of theoretical paradigms in ethnology ⓘ historical survey of ethnological ideas ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
historical
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theoretical ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
anthropologists
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scholars of social sciences ⓘ students of anthropology ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
historical survey
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theoretical critique ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
ethnological theory
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ethnology ⓘ history of anthropology ⓘ |
| purpose |
to critically analyze ethnological theories
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to survey the development of ethnological thought ⓘ |
| timeCoverage | up to the early 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | historical-theoretical synthesis ⓘ |
| usedIn | university anthropology curricula ⓘ |
| workType | secondary source ⓘ |
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