Prevailing wisdom in anthropological circles (8)
I believe the answer is:
dominant
'prevailing' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'wisdom in anthropological circles' is the wordplay.
'circles' indicates a hidden word.
'DOMINANT' can be found hidden inside 'wisdom in anthropological'.
(Other definitions for dominant that I've seen before include "overlooking others" , "Having power and influence over others" , "Main, principal" , "alpha male?" , "Foremost, main" .)