Antropologi budaya

Ethnologists had a special interest in why people living in different parts of the world often had similar [[belief]]s and practices. In addressing this question, ethnologists in the 19th century divided into two schools of thought. Some, like [[Grafton Elliot Smith]], argued that different groups must somehow have learned from one another, however indirectly; in other words, they argued that cultural traits spread from one place to another, or "[[Diffusion (anthropology)|diffused]]".