xenoanthropology n.

the study of alien cultures

Also (esp. in early use) xenanthropology.

Aliens

  • 1951 L. Sprague de Camp Getaway on Krishna in 10 Story Fantasy Spring 79/2 page image L. Sprague de Camp bibliography

    I’m studying for a degree in xenanthropology, and for my thesis I took Krishnan religious customs.

  • 1960 ‘L. del Rey’ Introduction in Fantastic Universe Omnibus ix page image Lester del Rey bibliography

    Between these two forms…lies the area of science fantasy. The boundaries are lost in the distance, but I can demarcate them roughly: North lies Physics; east, Elfland; south, Xenanthropology; west, Asgard.

  • 1966 A. Budrys Galaxy Bookshelf in Galaxy Oct. 155/2 page image Algis Budrys

    [Poul] Anderson’s [short story] is about xenathropology, politics and moral courage.

  • 1994 S. Hawke Patrian Transgression (Star Trek: The Original Series) i.18 Simon Hawke bibliography

    Secretary Wing…completed her graduate studies summa cum laude at Princeton, with a doctorate in xenoanthropology.

  • 2000 N. Kress Probability Moon 57 Nancy Kress bibliography

    When he returned to Princeton, he would be an instant star in the small, fiercely coveted world of xenoanthropology.

  • 2015 D. A. Goodman Autobiography of James T. Kirk page image David A. Goodman bibliography

    Along with all the usual subjects of literature, history, physical sciences, there was a whole slew of other disciplines not covered in the usual college education: xenobiology, xenoanthropology, galactic law and institutions, planetary ecologies, interplanetary economics.


Research requirements

antedating 1951

Earliest cite

L. Sprague de Camp

Research History
Irene Grumman submitted a 2002 cite from a reprint of Nancy Kress' 2000 "Probability Moon"

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