文化人类学与其他研究的不同之处在于它以整体论、比较方法论和相对方法论来寻找不同民族的特性和共性、彼此信仰与风俗的相关性,从而探究当代和近代的文化和社会领域。本文从文化人类学的角度论述了文化及文化体系的特征以及东西文化的差异和影响,并就其方法论阐述了研究东西方文化的意义。 Cultural anthropology is different from other studies in that it uses holism, comparative methodology and relative methodology to find the characteristics and commonalities of different nationalities, the correlation between beliefs and customs, and to explore contemporary and modern cultural and social fields. This paper discusses the characteristics of cultural and cultural systems and the differences and influences between Eastern and Western cultures from the perspective of cultural anthropology and expounds the significance of studying Eastern and Western cultures based on its methodology.