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the view that cultures in similar environments follow several parallel paths of development rather than one universal sequence.

In anthropology, multilinear evolution refers to the view that cultures in similar environments follow several parallel paths of development rather than one universal sequence. This meaning comes from Steward (1955) in Theory of culture change.[1]

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  1. Steward, J. H. (1955). Theory of culture change. University of Illinois. ISBN 9780252002953

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