xenoanthropology n.
the study of alien cultures
Also (esp. in early use) xenanthropology.
Aliens
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1951 Getaway on Krishna in 10 Story Fantasy Spring 79/2
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L. Sprague de Camp
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I’m studying for a degree in xenanthropology, and for my thesis I took Krishnan religious customs.
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1960 Introduction in Fantastic Universe Omnibus ix
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Lester del Rey
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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.
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1966 Galaxy Bookshelf in Galaxy Oct. 155/2
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Algis Budrys
[Poul] Anderson’s [short story] is about xenathropology, politics and moral courage.
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1994 Patrian Transgression (Star Trek: The Original Series) i.18
Simon Hawke
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Secretary Wing…completed her graduate studies summa cum laude at Princeton, with a doctorate in xenoanthropology.
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2000 Probability Moon 57
Nancy Kress
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When he returned to Princeton, he would be an instant star in the small, fiercely coveted world of xenoanthropology.
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2015 Autobiography of James T. Kirk
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David A. Goodman
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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"In addition to antedatings, we would like cites of any date from other authors.
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