Question

What is Ethnology?

Answer 1

Ethnology:

1. Ethnology is coined as a derivation of the Greek word ‘ethnos,’ meaning ‘a people’.
2. The term ‘ethnology’ in its most general meaning indicates a scholarly interest in how aggregations of human beings are distinct from each other in terms of material culture, language, religion, moral ideas, or social institutions.
3. Ethnology is a branch of anthropology that analyzes and compares human cultures, in social structure, language, religion, and technology.