economic anthropology

scholarly field that attempts to explain human economic behavior in its widest historic, geographic and cultural scope
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economic anthropology

Summary

economic anthropology is a branch of anthropology[1]. It draws 190 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_anthropology category, ranking #12 of 32).[2]

Key Facts

  • economic anthropology's instance of is recorded as branch of anthropology[3].
  • economic anthropology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • economic anthropology's instance of is recorded as field of study[5].
  • economic anthropology's instance of is recorded as field of study[6].
  • economic anthropology's instance of is recorded as field of work[7].
  • economic anthropology is a type of anthropology[8].
  • economic anthropology's Commons category is recorded as Economic anthropology[9].
  • economic anthropology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Economic anthropology[10].
  • economic anthropology's is the study of is recorded as economy[11].
  • economic anthropology's practiced by is recorded as economic anthropologist[12].
  • economic anthropology's significant person is recorded as Marcel Mauss[13].
  • economic anthropology's significant person is recorded as Maurice Godelier[14].
  • economic anthropology's significant person is recorded as Karl Polanyi[15].

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Definition and Type

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

Why It Matters

economic anthropology draws 190 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_anthropology category, ranking #12 of 32).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant person Marcel Mauss, Maurice Godelier, Karl Polanyi
    Is the study of economy
    Subclass of anthropology
    Instance of
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