cultural anthropology

branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans
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cultural anthropology

Summary

cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of branch_of_anthropology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (988 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cultural anthropology's instance of is recorded as branch of anthropology[3].
  • cultural anthropology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • cultural anthropology's instance of is recorded as field of study[5].
  • cultural anthropology's instance of is recorded as field of study[6].
  • cultural anthropology's instance of is recorded as field of work[7].
  • cultural anthropology is a type of anthropology[8].
  • cultural anthropology is part of social and cultural anthropology[9].
  • cultural anthropology's Commons category is recorded as Cultural anthropology[10].
  • cultural anthropology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cultural anthropology[11].
  • cultural anthropology's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Cultural anthropology[12].
  • cultural anthropology's different from is recorded as social anthropology[13].
  • cultural anthropology's different from is recorded as European ethnology (Volkskunde)[14].
  • cultural anthropology's different from is recorded as ethnology[15].
  • cultural anthropology's practiced by is recorded as cultural anthropologist[16].
  • cultural anthropology's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include branch of anthropology[3], academic discipline[4], field of study[5], and field of work[7]. cultural anthropology is a type of anthropology[8].

Use and Application

cultural anthropology is part of social and it[9].

Why It Matters

cultural anthropology ranks in the top 6% of branch_of_anthropology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (988 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Metzler Lexikon Literatur (3 ed.). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id h0004434-kulturni-antropologie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0004434-kulturni-antropologie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Different from social anthropology, European ethnology (Volkskunde), ethnology
    Subclass of anthropology
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2460, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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