Department of Anthropology, Sree Chaitnaya College, Habra, North 24 Parganas,WB 743268, IndiaIndia
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Mathematical anthropology is a well-known subject of anthropology research nowadays. Mathematical anthropology solves intriguing and significant difficulties in anthropological theory. Several publications and books have published articles or scientific papers by notable scientists on this topic. The mathematical anthropology analysis fast and improvised that particular field exclusively in the framework of kinship. Several scientists have studied mathematical analysis of genealogy, kinship terminology, and culture theory, among other topics, but “Social Anthropology in Mathematics” is a new field of social anthropology, not a replacement for mathematical anthropology. It uses some simple mathematical formulas to explain any social anthropological investigation. The study of social anthropology in mathematics requires the use of simple mathematical formulas. This is the subject of the current brief communication.
Keywords: Mathematics; Anthropology; Lineage; Clan; SET theory; Culture; Clan, SET theory
Mathematical anthropology is a well-known subject of anthropology research nowadays. Mathematical anthropology solves in- triguing and significant difficulties in anthropological theory. Several publications and books have published articles or scientific papers by notable scientists on this topic. The mathematical anthropology analysis fast and improvised that particular field exclu- sively in the framework of kinship. Several scientists have studied mathematical analysis of genealogy, kinship terminology, and culture theory, among other topics, but “Social Anthropology in Mathematics” is a new field of social anthropology, not a replacement for mathematical anthropology. It uses some simple mathematical formulas to explain any social anthropological investigation. The study of social anthropology in mathematics requires the use of simple mathematical formulas. This is the subject of the current brief communication.
Keywords Mathematics; Anthropology; Lineage; Clan, SET theory; Culture. ANTHROPOLOGY IN MATHEMATICS In this case, anthropology in mathematics is required. n mathematics, there has long been a divide between mathemat- The concept of ‘Genealogical mathematics has appeared ical snthropology and social anthropology. Mathematical An- I fundamental to work several in fields. In social anthropology, gene- thropology is a distinct branch of applied mathematics in which alogies as such are the primary method for fieldwork. Consequent- mathematicians and anthropologists work together to address ly, a recent study has occurred on clan and lineage. The lineage has many forms of anthropological concepts and hypotheses. Math- been experimented with by the directed line of the segment of ematical anthropology is a pure and fundamental field of study. vector and scalar properties. Properties of vector and scalar theo- Expert mathematicians and anthropologists with a good under- rem applied analogically. The study tried to enlighten on a relation standing of higher mathematics are probably the best candidates between lineage and directed line segment and has existed or not for this job. Students with an anthropology background have al- in the perception of the analogical approach. Simple to know-two most certainly tried to pique their interest in this field by incor- positions have determined their origin and the other latest point. porating the concept of anthropology into mathematics. Indeed, Origin is not an actual locus, so it may be termed as ‘Apical ances- social anthropology in mathematics does not cover the entire field tors’ because origin could not be able to calculate certainly for its of pure mathematical anthropology. This course or lance, though, long backward direction. The terminal position signifies the locus could be compensated for the scholar’s mathematical curiosity by that presents the latest generation, and it will be going in the future. the practice of simple mathematical creation of social and cultural So, therefore one thing has cleared that lineage has a direction, and anthropology ideas. The central means of the concept of social draw a straight line between these two positions in genealogy, and Anthropology in mathematics could be a few simple principles, we have usually found a straight line that contains several loci of symbols, and equations from elementary mathematics. The goals persons. This straight line has characterized by its magnitude and of both thinking are distinct from one another. Mathematical an- having a direction. The study shows that apical ancestors and their thropology entails determining the reality in society, implying that latest generation made the straight line due to the transmission of anthropology theory cannot exist without mathematics to some clan taboos on genealogy. At that moment, we know that every level. “Mathematics is the mother of science—while social science theories lineage has two dimensions meaning “Maximum and Minimum line- have their roots in this discipline, it has gloried and endured for all”. Higher age’’ according to the theory of kinship. Every successive parental mathematics is not required for outstanding anthropology study. cc Copyright 2022 by Biswas C. This is an open-access article distributed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which Anthropol Open J. 2022; 5(1): 19-21. doi: 10.17140/ANTPOJ-5-127 stalk in time and space - is carried out by a substantial number and the negative charge decreases the numerical strength of a ge- of directed line segments. These line segments are discussed or nealogy. And a major; institution like ‘marriage’ confirms the role proved by the triangle and parallelogram or p-system graph the- of birth.
ory. The study had intended to exercise the overview of male or female line inheritance patterns by using analogically directed line [Biswas prescribed a figure which is cited here for understanding segments of vector and scalar quantities. Though, the investigation the piece.] does not mention the other properties of the vector. Genealogy has categorically acted as a catalyst has seen, and in this approach- Marriage=‘+’ and ‘–’ charge (Male/Female) the ‘Genealogy’ method is essential in the domain of the study of analogical magnitude fields where time and space have been seen.2 1 2 3 N Birth=‘0’ or ‘+’ charge (x , x , x ,……, x )=0/one and more Biswas et al have also shown the following diagram for their study. 1 2 3 N Diagram 1: Lineage Straight Line with Direction Death=only negative value (-x1, -x2, -x3,…., xN)=Less than ‘0’ (Death is the only character that possessed a negative Imagine you are drawing a hypothetical genealogy from the first charge but birth is a typical character that possesses two values i. generation to generation six. Then you will get a straight line under e. “0” and more than ‘Zero’. ‘Zero’ is not a character of Negative the dimension of patrilineal (male to male) or matrilineal (female because after birth offspring’s can be dead-hence negative value to female).
suggests death, not for birth. So, the theorem is that “birth always positive occurrence or factor and greater than zero in respect to the time and space in a genealogy” (Birth>0).
Gen-I Gen-VII This paper discusses the festivals of ‘Urban Oroan’ tribes [that straight line is drawn based on kinship, and it could be con- in the district of West Bengal. Urban tribes mean the migrated sidered as the line which has a unique direction from ancient to people who had been coming to the city or semi-urban areas for present and future] hundreds of years back. Particularly they were hired by money- Diagram 2: Initial and Terminal Position lenders, landlords, different companies’ supervisors for the labor of railway construction work, jungle cutting, river dam works, etc. Now you think this a way that on the straight-line Gen-I represents Afterward, they had not returned to their cradle house. They live as an initial and Gen-VII as terminal position then we find; here permanently. Therefore, slowly foreign urban traits have been entered their way of living. As a result, they breed a new cultural stage where traditional cultural traits would not yet be hampered A (initial point) B (terminal Position or be lost but modified and merge into modern cultural activities. Now urban Oraon celebrates two types of festivals –which are [ A=Gen-I and B=Gen-VII] mentioned by the author as “Ideal” and “Modern” types. “Ideal” type has referred to the traditional ritual and festivals of the Oraon Some scholars have described culture as energy in an an- tribe, and Modern festivals mean the festivals which are usually cel- thropological context - the components of culture are two types: ebrated by upper caste people. These two facts are the main com- one is its material form, known as material traits, and another is so- ponents of a ‘set’ as the author explained and denoted as Ideal (x), cial traits. Hence, we have considered that fact through the analog- and Modern (y). The author pointed out those functionally three ical concept that culture has two major components: which would types of festivals i.e. family (A), clan (B), and community (C) is likely to describe as its material and energy level. The material traits celebrated by them. With that festival thus two elements have been are the state of potential energy. It has mass, weight, and volume. blended. Another one element also mentioned by author i.e., invi- Let’s look at a book as an example of ‘material traits that hold the tation of neighbor (z), and three festivals are represented as three mass, energy, and volume (length, breadth, and height), and ‘song’ sets i.e. {A}=family festival, {C}=clan festival, and {B}=commu- is sound energy that is structured’ by step-by-step musical tunes. nity festivals. Therefore it can be represented that Set-A {x,y,z}, These are social traits as well as possess energy. Therefore, it would Set B {x,y,z}, and Set –C {x,y,}. The clan festival (C) possesses only like to express analogically’ that ‘energy is a form of culture’. two elements; element ‘c’ does not exist. Two set A and B are equal (A=B) if they consist of the same elements. In the end, the author The study intends to draw a relation between time, space, has tried to explain that Set A and B are the proper subsets of C and genealogy: and where genealogy somewhat looks like a ‘space’ because in Set C the element ‘y’ is usually not found. The study where individuals presented concerning the time. The ‘time and exerts that Oroan people in past no clan festivals celebrated but in space’ have controlled the genealogical existence of human groups case urban Oroan people have been practicing the clan festival that and the continuity of human society. Therefore, social anthropo- is the new form of Urban Oroan people behavior pattern. No null logical research can be a more meaningful or enlightening mission set is detected, and a community festival can be called a superset with the help of these two lenses. The study has also reported that festival or a family festival. So, it is mentioned that the festivals of genealogy is influenced by three components; these are marriage, urban Oroan people are governed by set theory analogically.5 death, and birth. These three components have a value of negative and positive nature. The positive value i.e., birth always increases Therefore, I have focused some examples on the concept Anthropol Open J. 2022; 5(1): 19-21. doi: 10.17140/ANTPOJ-5-127 of social anthropology in mathematics, which is far away from