Ethnology

prefLabel
  • ethnology
definition
  • The science that deals with the study of the origin, distribution, and relations of races or ethnic groups of mankind.
inScheme
broader
Abstract from DBPedia
    Ethnology (from the Greek: ἔθνος, ethnos meaning 'nation') is an academic field that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them (compare cultural, social, or sociocultural anthropology).

    民族学(みんぞくがく、英語: ethnology)とは、世界の諸民族の文化や社会を研究する学問である。ただし、国により、学派により、位置づけや意味合いに異同がみられる。

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Ethnology)