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Clifford Geertz, an eminent scholar in the field of cultural anthropology known for his extensive research in Indonesia and Morocco, died at the age of 80 early yesterday morning of complications following heart surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Geertz was Professor Emeritus in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, where he has served on the Faculty since 1970. Dr.
Feb 8, 2020 · Anthropologist Clifford Geertz (1926–2006) is a well-known name within Religion Studies for his understanding of religion as a “cultural system.” This he articulated in his essay Religion as a Cultural System (1966), which examined anthropological approaches to religion.
Clifford Geertz syntyi Californian San Franciscossa. Palveltuaan Yhdysvaltain laivastossa toisessa maailmansodassa vuosina 1943–45 Geertz valmistui filosofian kandidaatiksi Antioch Collegessa 1950 ja filosofian tohtoriksi Harvardissa 1956, jossa hän opiskeli sosiaaliantropologiaa.
Oct 31, 2006 · By Staff on Oct. 31, 2006, 4:42 p.m. Clifford Geertz in 1999 Photo: Mary Cross. Clifford Geertz, an eminent cultural anthropologist at the Institute for Advanced Study who had a long association with Princeton University, died Monday, Oct. 30, following heart surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He was 80. Geertz was a ...
May 4, 2023 · Clifford Geertz and the Thick Description of the Balinese Cockfight. May 4, 2023 by Claudine Cassar. Clifford Geertz conceives culture as semiotic, a system of interlinked and interdependent meanings and symbols specific to a particular society at a specific point in time. In his essay “Thick Description: Toward an Interpretive Theory of ...
Clifford GEERTZ. Anthropologist. Born August 23, 1926 （aged66) Professor Clifford Geertz is a leading anthropologist of the world. He advocated a unique interpretative anthropology as he developed the cultural analysis based on his field work in Indonesia. The work had great influence on the fields of cultural and social sciences, thus ...
The Interpretation of Cultures. : Clifford Geertz. Fontana Press, 1993 - Philosophy - 470 pages. 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. This groundbreaking book, winner of the 1974 Sorokin ...
