The Interpretation Of CulturesBasic Books, 1973 - 470 pages One of the twentieth century's 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. Culture, Geertz argues, does not drive human behavior. Rather, it is a web of symbols that can help us better understand what that behavior means. A thick description explains not only the behavior, but the context in which it occurs, and to describe something thickly, Geertz argues, is the fundamental role of the anthropologist. Named one of the 100 most important books published since World War II by the Times Literary Supplement, The Interpretation of Cultures transformed how we think about others' cultures and our own. This definitive edition, with a foreword by Robert Darnton, remains an essential book for anthropologists, historians, and anyone else seeking to better understand human cultures. |
Table des matières
Thick Description Toward an Interpretive Theory of Culture | 3 |
PART II | 31 |
The Impact of the Concept of Culture on the Concept of Man | 33 |
The Growth of Culture and the Evolution of Mind | 55 |
PART III | 85 |
Religion As a Cultural System | 87 |
Ethos World View and the Analysis of Sacred Symbols | 126 |
Ritual and Social Change A Javanese Example | 142 |
After the Revolution The Fate of Nationalism in the New States | 234 |
The Integrative Revolution Primordial Sentiments and Civil Politics in the New States | 255 |
The Politics of Meaning | 311 |
Politics Past Politics Present Some Notes on the Uses of Anthropology in Understanding the New States | 327 |
The Cerebral Savage On the Work of Claude LeviStrauss | 345 |
Person Time and Conduct in Bali | 360 |
Deep Play Notes on the Balinese Cockfight | 412 |
Acknowledgments | 455 |
Internal Conversion in Contemporary Bali | 170 |
PART IV | 191 |
Ideology As a Cultural System | 193 |
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