Ethnomathematics is the study of mathematics that considers the culture in which those mathematics arise. Ethnomathematicians typically take the view that any mathematics is an artefact of a particular culture. This study contributes to the understanding of cultures, but, reciprocally, to the understanding of mathematics.
Subjects which are studied in ethnomathematics include but are not limited to:
See also
Further reading
Ethnomathematics: A Multicultural View of Mathematical Ideas by Marcia Ascher, ISBN 0412989417
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