Cultural anthropology

Author: Ma Guanghai
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: Cultural anthropology is the science of studying human beings from a cultural perspective, or in other words, the science that studies human behavior, beliefs, customs, and social organizations in society. Its research scope involves all aspects of human social life, with the main fields including kinship system studies, economic anthropology, political anthropology, religious anthropology, and more. The purpose of cultural anthropology is to reveal the essence of human culture, understand the similarities and differences between human groups, and thereby gain a comprehensive and correct understanding of humanity. This book systematically explores human culture. It systematically introduces the basic content of cultural anthropology, examining the fundamental aspects of human cultural activities or social life from perspectives such as economics, politics, society, religion, art, psychology, and language. The book is concise, engaging, rich in content, and well-structured, making it an ideal introductory text for cultural anthropology.