Diffusionism

Japanese: diffusionism
Diffusionism

...This transmission of stimuli or ideas is thought to have played a major role in the history of human culture, but it is not easy to prove this.
[Propagationism]
The view that explains the cultural history of humanity, especially in its early period, primarily in terms of diffusion is called diffusionism. In the history of ethnology, diffusionism became popular in the early 20th century as a criticism of evolutionism in the late 19th century.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "diffusionism" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この刺激伝播ないし着想伝播は,人類文化史上大きな役割を果たしたと考えられるが,それを証明するのは容易でない。
[伝播主義]
 人類の,ことにその初期の文化史を主として伝播という観点から説明する立場を伝播主義diffusionismという。民族学の歴史においては,19世紀後半における進化主義への批判として,20世紀初頭には伝播主義が盛んとなった。…

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