Developing a metageanalogy

As metaphilosophy
is the study of the nature, aims and methods of philosophy. I would
submit that, in the same vein, a metagenealogy would be the study of the
nature, aims and methods of genealogy. I did not originate the term "metagenealogy"
but its previous use, as far as I can determine, has not included a
development of the use of term as applied to the practice of
genealogical research. I propose to develop a more rigorous set of
definitions consistent with the idea of moving the study of genealogy
from its presently unstructured state into a more focused and defined
practical and intellectual discipline.
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