''Ethnology'' was an journal founded in 1962 by
George Peter Murdock
George Peter ("Pete") Murdock (May 11, 1897 – March 29, 1985), also known as G. P. Murdock, was an American anthropologist who was professor at Yale University and University of Pittsburgh. He is remembered for his empirical approach to eth ...
, published by the
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the univers ...
. It was specialized in
ethnographic
Ethnography (from Greek ''ethnos'' "folk, people, nation" and ''grapho'' "I write") is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. Ethnography explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject o ...
articles and
cross-cultural studies
Cross-cultural studies, sometimes called holocultural studies or comparative studies, is a specialization in anthropology and sister sciences such as sociology, psychology, economics, political science that uses field data from many societies th ...
. It was discontinued in 2012.
The journal is published quarterly, and its online archive, available to subscribers, offers all 50 annual volumes published up to and including the end of 2011. Each issue is available in open access format 36 months after publication.
External links
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ANTHROPOLOGY JOURNALS - Ethnology. Introduction, Ethnology’s Intellectual Focus, Ethnology in Intellectual Space, and References
University of Pittsburgh
Publications established in 1962
Quarterly journals
Ethnology journals
References
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