Résumé
SUR LA NOTION DE CULTURE EN ANTHROPOLOGIE, par PASCAL PERRINEAU
La science anthropologique a vu se développer au 20e siècle un concept clé, qui sera ensuite adopté et
adapté par les autres sciences sociales : le concept de culture. Après avoir précisé les contours du
champ sémantique du concept de culture tel qu'il a été produit par la pratique scientifique de divers
anthropologues, celui-ci est étudié dans plusieurs problématiques qui l'impliquent directement (diversité
culturelle, contacts de cultures, cohérence culturelle...). Il est défini ensuite par rapport à d'autres
concepts vis-à-vis desquels il se démarque (civilisation, progrès) ou se pose en s'opposant (nature,
personnalité).
[Revue française de science politique XXV (5), octobre 1975, pp. 946-968.] ABOUT THE NOTION OF
CULTURE IN ANTHROPOLOGY PASCAL PERRINEAU Anthropological science has witnessed the
development of key-concept in the course of the twentieth century concept later adopted and adapted
by the other social sciences the concept of culture After declineating the outlines of the semantic field of
the concept of culture such as produced by the scientific practice of various anthropologists this concept
is going to be studied in several problematics in which it is directly involved cultural diversity contacts of
cultures cultural coherence It is then defined in relation to other concepts in regard to which it stands
apart civilization progress or asserts itself by opposing them nature personality .... Revue fran aise de
science politique XXV 5) octobre 1975 pp 946-968.
Abstract
ABOUT THE NOTION OF CULTURE IN ANTHROPOLOGY, by PASCAL PERRINEAU
Anthropological science has witnessed the development of a key-concept in the
course of the twentieth century, a concept later adopted and adapted by the
other social sciences : the concept of culture. After declineating the outlines of
the semantic field of the concept of culture such as produced by the scientific
practice of various anthropologists, this concept is going to be studied in several
problematics in which it is directly involved (cultural diversity, contacts of
cultures, cultural coherence). It is then defined in relation to other concepts
in regard to which it stands apart (civilization, progress) or asserts itself by
opposing them (nature, personality).
[Revue française de science politique XXV (5), octobre 1975, pp. 946-968.]