Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland

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The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland ("Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland"), RAI for short, is the oldest anthropological society in the world, founded in 1871.

Fellowship

Institute members are direct descendants of the founding members of the Ethnological Society of London ( London Ethnological Society), a Absplitterungsgruppe of in February 1843 Aborigines' Protection Society was formed, which in 1837 by the Quaker campaign in the early 19th century against the African slave trade established had been.

The new society should be "a center and depository for the collection and systematization of all observations made on human races". Almost from the start, members were divided on racist issues, and between 1863 and 1870 there were two organizations, the Ethnological Society and the Anthropological Society . The Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1871) was the result of the amalgamation of these two rival bodies. Permission for adding the word royal ( royal ) was granted 1907th

The sub-elements in the institute's area of ​​interest have established their own organization, but the institute created a forum for “ anthropology as a whole ”, including social anthropology , biological anthropology and the study of material culture.

Members should have an academic or professional activity within the social sciences, amateurs are also welcome. Members are elected by the Council of the RAI.

Publications

The first edition of the Institute's Notes and Queries on Anthropology appeared in 1874 with the subtitle For the use of travelers and residents in uncivilized lands . Further editions appeared in 1892, 1899, 1912, 1929 and most recently in 1951.

literature

  • Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland: Notes and Queries on Anthropology. 6th edition. London 1951 (Contents: Physical Anthropology: Methods of Physical Anthropology; Blood Groups; Social Anthropology: Methods; Social Structure; Social Life of the Individual; Political Organization; Economics; Ritual & Belief; Knowledge & T radition; Language; Material Culture; Field Antiquities ; Appendices.) ( Review on JSTOR ).

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