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Anthropology

The holistic and integrated study of human cultural and biological variation.

Archaeology

The study of past human cultures through material remains, focusing on human remains, tools, ceramics, and more.

Cultural or Sociocultural Anthropology

The study of human cultural behavior and systems, including variations among human groups and specialties like medical anthropology and political systems.

Physical or Biological Anthropology

The study of humans as a biological species, focusing on genetics, evolution, primatology, and more.

Linguistic Anthropology

The study of language as a human characteristic, examining the relationship between language and culture, with specialties like historical linguistics and discourse analysis.

Culture

The learned and shared ideas, behaviors, and values that define a group of people.

Ethnocentrism

The practice of using one's own society as a standard to judge other societies.

Emic Perspective

Studying a society from the viewpoint of the people being studied.

Etic Perspective

Studying a society using concepts developed outside that culture, as an outsider or observer.

Cultural Relativism

Analyzing and understanding cultures without judging them based on one's own cultural standards.

Shaman

A part-time religious specialist who communicates with the spirit world for power and knowledge.

Magic

Methods using supernatural forces for specific outcomes, distinct from illusions.

Law of Sympathy

Magic based on the association of things through similarity and contagion.

Divination

Practices to obtain information through supernatural means, including inspirational and noninspirational methods.

Souls

Noncorporeal, spiritual components of individuals, believed to exist beyond the physical body.

Pantheon

A collection of all gods in a particular religion or belief system.

Polytheism

Belief in multiple gods.

Monotheism

Belief in a single god.

Witchcraft

The use of personal power to cause harm, often residing within the body of a witch.

Syncretism

The blending of traits from different cultures to create something new.

neo shaman

Modern use of traditional aspects of shamanism, but usually with the goal of self- help and individual life improvement

Priest -

Full-time religious specialists associated with formalized religious institutions

Healers -  focused on curing an illness

Herbalist

use plants and other materials as cures