2. Clifford James
Geertz
•Born: August 23, 1926 in
San Francisco, California
•Died: October 30, 2006 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
•He is American
anthropologist and
sociologist
3. •Geertz received his PhD in
anthropology
from Harvard University in 1956.
•He taught at the Unversity of Chicago,the
Unversity of California, Berkeley, and finally
at Princeton University, where he was
professor of anthropology for many years.
4. •Geertz is best know for his work in the field
of cultural anthropology, where he developed
a distinctive approach to the study of culture
and society.
•He focused on the interpretation of symbols
and apractices in human societies,and
emphasized the importance of
understanding cultural meanings and
interpretation in order to understand human
behavior and social life.
5. Geertz's most influential idea was his concept of "thick
description" which emphasized the need to understand
cultural practices and symbols in their full context and
meaning, in order to truly comprehend their significance.
He also stressed the importance of interpreting cultural
practices in terms of the local perspectives and
meanings of the people who engage in them, rather than
imposing external, universal interpretation.
6. LEGAC
Y
•Geertz's work has a lasting impact on the
field of cultural anthropology, and has been
widely influential in other fields such as
sociology, cultural studies, and evan literary
criticism.
•He is widely regarded as one of the most
important anthropologists of the 20th
century,
and his ideas continue to shape the way that
scholars study and understand culture and
society.
7. •Clifford James Geertz was a pioneering
Anthropology who made significant
contributions to the field of cultural
anthropology, and his ideas continue to
be widely influential in a variety of
disciplines.
•Through his concept of "thick description"
and his emphasis on the importance of local
meaning and interpretations, helped to
shape the way that scholars study and
understand culture and society, and his
legacy continue to be felt in the field of
anthropology today.
