Ethnology

first inhabitants of an area and their descendants

thumb|Tribal war on the plains. Comanche (right) trying to lance an Osage warrior. Painting by [[George Catlin, 1834]]

Ethnology (from the , meaning 'nation') is an academic field and discipline that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them (compare cultural, social, or sociocultural anthropology).

Ethnography is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. It explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject of the study. Ethnography is also a type of social research that involves examining the behavior of the participants in a given social situation and understanding the group members' own interpretation of such behavior.

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Ethnogenesis (; ) is the formation and development of an ethnic group. This can originate by group self-identification or by outside identification.

identity or sense of belonging to one state or to one nation

religion defined by the ethnicity of its adherents

thumb|Jaap Kunst, early ethnomusicologist and creator of the term 'ethno-musicology', plays the [[Indonesian triton, beside other traditional Indonesian instruments.]]

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term describing Malay people in Malaysia generally, including indigenous people in Sabah and Sarawak

The Moralia (Latin for "Morals", "Customs" or "Mores"; , Ethiká) is a set of essays ascribed to the 1st-century scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea. The eclectic collection contains 78 essays and transcribed speeches. They provide insights into Roman and Greek life, but they also include timeless observations. Many generations of Europeans have read or imitated them, including Michel de Montaigne, Renaissance Humanists and Enlightenment philosophers.

simplest form of human society

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ethnocultural synthesis that arose in Asia during the 14th century

political term in modern Chinese nationalism

ethnic group whose members are unified by a common language

one of the three Kazakh jüz

In mathematics education, ethnomathematics is the study of the relationship between mathematics and culture. Often associated with "cultures without written expression", it may also be defined as "the mathematics which is practised among identifiable cultural groups". It refers to a broad cluster of ideas ranging from distinct numerical and mathematical systems to multicultural mathematics education. The goal of ethnomathematics is to contribute both to the understanding of culture and the understanding of mathematics, and mainly to lead to an appreciation of the connections between the two.

UNESCO statement about issues of race

musical instrument that developed among common people and usually does not have a known inventor

theatre genre from the Basque Country

Indian journal

1769 ethnological work showcasing ambassadors from tributary states, including Western nations that traded with the Qing Empire

Romanian ethnographical research institute

Ethnogeology is the study of how geological features are understood by indigenous communities around the globe from a "place-based" perspective, in specific reference to traditional knowledge and to the stories and ideas about the Earth that were passed down through traditions and the wisdom of elders. The focus in past research tended to be on the unique ideas and knowledge of minorities and distinct cultural groups, and how this relates to universal and cross cultural knowledge discovered by humanity as a whole. Knowledge claims that are based more on universal discoveries and natural scienc

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vagabond individuals and groups of different origin and activity

historical region in Poland

term for "clan" used by Turkic-speaking people in Siberia, Central Asia, and Far East