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BUCCELLATO, Marcos. Shadow of forgotten ancestors. Runa [online]. 2021, vol.42, n.2, pp.27-42.  Epub 27-Ago-2021. ISSN 1851-9628.  http://dx.doi.org/10.34096/runa.v42i2.9302.

The following work arises from a dialogue with the work of Han Vermeulen in relation to the origins of anthropology. For this author, the origin of ethnology, as one of the roots of sociocultural anthropology, is the product of a discipline that had reached its maturity at the end of the 18th century, emerging from field work carried out in Russia and the North. from Asia, mainly by scholars from the University of Göttingen. The thesis proposed by Vermeulen points to a historical review of the origins of anthropology, opposing the traditional and more widespread vision, which gave birth to the discipline towards the end of the 19th century with the conformation of the evolutionary paradigm. This article takes a tour of this work and presents some critical notes on the arguments and conclusions defended by the author. It also highlights the value of this type of reflections to have a greater understanding of the anthropological discipline as a historical product and the recognition of peripheral disciplinary traditions that are often not recognized in canonical traditions.

Palabras clave : History of anthropology; German Anthropology; Russian Anthropology; Völkerkunde; Ethnologie.

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