Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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My thoughts on the fifteenth book in the "Very Short Introduction" series. Visit youtube.com/@83Chrisaaron and chrislovesjapan.com for more content.

Timestamps:
00:00 Start
0:10 Introduction
0:29 What is Anthropology?
0:58 Ethics of Anthropology
1:42 Ethnography
2:00 Culture as a Coral Reef
2:28 16th Century Mesoamerica & Bad Days
2:56 Culture Bound Syndromes
3:32 Various Culture Bound Syndromes