Preface

Altertumswissenschaften und Kulturanthropologie. Chancen und Probleme

Abstract

The Distant Worlds Journal (DWJ) is an online peer-reviewed journal established especially

for presenting the research of early-career scholars on the ancient world. Each edition of

the DWJ centres on a specific question or topic pertinent to the diverse disciplines engaged

in the study of ancient cultures. In our fourth edition, we explore cultural anthropological

theories and methods in the ancient studies, both in terms of the opportunities they offer

for the study of ancient cultures and the problems they pose when applied.