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Ethnology

Ethnologie

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Ethnology at University of Lucerne

Language: German Studies in German
Subject area: social
University website: www.unilu.ch

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Ethnology
Ethnology (from the Greek ἔθνος, ethnos meaning "nation") is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationship between them (cf. cultural, social, or sociocultural anthropology).
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