Clifford Geertz
Clifford Geertz · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Founder of interpretive anthropology and 'thick description', author of 'The Interpretation of Cultures'
1926, San Francisco, California, USA — 2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
United States · Indonesia · Morocco
Clifford Geertz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Founder of interpretive anthropology and 'thick description', author of 'The Interpretation of Cultures'
Geertz founded interpretive (symbolic) anthropology and, in 'The Interpretation of Cultures' (1973), advanced 'thick description' — reading cultures as webs of meaning to be interpreted rather than laws to be measured. His fieldwork in Java, Bali and Morocco reshaped the humanities and social sciences. Standard biographical sources do not document a Jewish identity, though he appears in some listings of Jewish anthropologists.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Anthropology
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Founder of interpretive anthropology and 'thick description', author of 'The Interpretation of Cultures'
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Anthropology
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