Toward and interpretive theory of culture, the interpretation of culture, ny. This he articulated in his essay religion as a cultural system 1966 where he examined anthropological approaches to religion. Aug 15, 2017 one of the twentieth centurys most influential books, this classic work of anthropology offers a groundbreaking exploration of what culture is with the interpretation of cultures, the distinguished anthropologist clifford geertz developed the concept of thick description, and in so doing, he virtually rewrote the rules of his field. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Clifford geertz is arguably the most distinguished anthropologist of our time. After being given the opportunity to do research in indonesia, geertz. Anthropology as a natural science clifford geertzs extrinsic theory of the mind. List of books and articles about clifford geertz online. Drawing on his own background in philosophy and literary studies, geertz both. Clifford geertz, american cultural anthropologist, a leading rhetorician and proponent of symbolic anthropology and interpretive anthropology. Clifford geertzs bestknown work was the interpretation of cultures, published in 1973. Linder professor of social science at the institute for advanced study in princeton. Clifford geertz is one of the foremost figures in the reconfiguration of the boundary between the social sciences and the humanities for the second half of the twentieth century. With the interpretation of cultures, the distinguished anthropologist clifford geertz developed the concept of thick description, and in so doing, he virtually rewrote the rules of his field.
He was strongly influenced by the writings of philosophers such as langer, ryle, wittgenstein, heidegger, and ricouer, as well as by weber, adopting various aspects of their thinking as key elements in the construction of his interpretive anthropology handler 1991. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the interpretation of cultures text only. This groundbreaking book, winner of the 1974 sorokin award of the american sociological association, helped define for an entire generation of anthropologists what their field is ultimately about. He is the author of many books, including islam observed and peddlars and princes and, with hildred geertz, kinship in bali all published by the university of chicago press. The interpretation of cultures by clifford geertz, paperback. Clifford james geertz august 23, 1926 october 30, 2006 was an american anthropologist who is known for his work in symbolic anthropology. Their combined citations are counted only for the first article. In the interpretation of cultures, the most original anthropologist of his generation moved far beyond the traditional confines of his discipline to develop an important new concept of culture. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Ryle pointed out that if someone winks at us without a context, we dont. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
Clifford geertz 1926present began his academic career at antioch college in ohio as an english major and went on to study anthropology at harvard. In this essay, he explains that he adopted the term thick description from philosopher gilbert ryle. The interpretation of cultures text only ebook written by clifford geertz. Clifford geertz books list of books by author clifford. Buy the interpretation of cultures basic books classics new ed by geertz, clifford isbn. This book published in 1973, and we are still in the start of 20, i can predict that this will be my favorite book for the hole of 20.
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It was a collection of essays that were written during the 1960s, and it established geertz as an anthropological theorist. Navy in world war ii 194345, geertz studied at antioch college, ohio b. Clifford geertz s bestknown work was the interpretation of cultures, published in 1973. Anthropology as a natural science clifford geertzs extrinsic theory of the mind authors. Clifford geertz religion as a system of symbols bishop. First published in 1973, his the interpretation of cultures has become an established classic. Anthropologist clifford geertz 19262006 is a wellknown name within religion studies for his understanding of religion being a cultural system.
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