The Interpretation of Cultures (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Clifford Geertz
- First Published: 1973
- Type of Work: Cultural anthropology
- Genres: Nonfiction, Anthropology
- Subjects: Ideology, Religion, Manners or customs, Social life, Human race, Developing countries, Anthropology or anthropologists, Thought or thinking
Form and Content
The Interpretation of Cultures is a collection of essays spanning the fifteen years of Clifford Geertz’s career as a cultural anthropologist since he took his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1956. On the whole, the collection reveals a twofold purpose. The first, and perhaps less important, is to demonstrate the development of his ideas—ideas that grew by leaps and bounds out of his fieldwork in Bali and other developing nations. As a consequence, many of the essays contain richly detailed, even anecdotal accounts of day-to-day life. As Geertz puts...
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