ethnohistory


eth·no·his·to·ry

E0229500 (ĕth′nō-hĭs′tə-rē)n. The study of especially indigenous or non-Western peoples from a combined historical and anthropological viewpoint, using written documents, oral narrative, material culture, and ethnographic data.
eth′no·his·to′ri·an (-hĭ-stôr′ē-ən, -stŏr′-) n.eth′no·his·to′ric (-hĭ-stôr′ĭk, -stŏr′-), eth′no·his·to′ri·cal adj.

ethnohistory

(ˌɛθnəʊˈhɪstrɪ; ˌɛθnəʊˈhɪstərɪ) n (Anthropology & Ethnology) the study of the history of culture or race

eth•no•his•to•ry

(ˌɛθ noʊˈhɪs tə ri)

n. the anthropological study of cultures lacking a written history of their own. [1950–55] eth`no•his•to′ri•an (-hɪˈstɔr i ən, -ˈstoʊr-) n. eth`no•his•tor′i•cal (-ˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr-) eth`no•his•tor′ic, adj.