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   Anthropology

   On the basis of Tinbergen's four questions a framework of reference or "periodic table" of all fields of anthropological research (including humanities) can be established. ... At the same time, David H. Price's work on American anthropology during the Cold War provides detailed accounts of the pursuit and dismissal of several anthropologists from their jobs for communist sympathies.
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   History of anthropology

   Late eighteenth century ethnology established the scientific foundation for the field, which began to mature in the United States during the presidency of Andrew Jackson (1829-1837). ... Anthropology
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   Franz Boas

   Physical anthropology ... It was in this context that anthropologists began turning to genetics as a basis for any understanding of biological variation.
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   Ola Raknes

   He needed concrete knowledge, both about the various religions, about philosophies of religion, about ethnology which provides backdrop and fertile ground for the different religions, and about life in all its appearances. ... Factors drawing Raknes toward the orgone theory were his lifelong curiosity and interest for the origin of religions, the religious experience and how it shapes man, and he felt it could contribute in shedding light upon these areas on a scientific basis.
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   Structural anthropology

   Based on this concept, he argued that exchange is the universal basis of kinship systems, the structures of which would depend on the type of marriage rules that are applied. ... Anthropology
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   Public anthropology

   Merrill Singer has criticized the concept of public anthropology on the grounds that it ignores applied anthropology.
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   Transpersonal anthropology

   Sheppard (2006) has noted how transpersonal anthropology can be said to have began in the USA in the 1970s.
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   Forensic anthropology

   These collections are an important historic basis for the statistical analysis necessary to make estimates and predictions from found remains. ... Physical Anthropology
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   Generative Anthropology

   The minimal basis of the uniquely flexible and dynamic human social order is the sign itself. ... Originary Thinking: Elements of Generative Anthropology.
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    Christian anthropology

    Fully developed Christian theology goes a step further; on the basis of such texts as Luke 23:43 and Philippians 1:23, it has traditionally been taught that the souls of the dead are received immediately either into heaven or hell, where they will experience a foretaste of their eternal destiny prior to the resurrection. ... Theological anthropology

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Anthropology,
• History of anthropology,
• Franz Boas,
• Ola Raknes,
• Structural anthropology,
• Public anthropology,
• Transpersonal anthropology,
• Forensic anthropology,
• Generative Anthropology,
• Christian anthropology