Sinossi
Educato alle più raffinate elaborazioni teoriche delle scienze sociali americane, Geertz seppe affrancarsene quando si trattò di porgere attenzione alle più umili manifestazioni della vita quotidiana di un popolo. Tra l'astrattezza degli apparati concettuali e la concretezza dei "piccoli fatti" egli scelse quest'ultima, intendendo il proprio lavoro di antropologo in termini di capacità interpretativa esercitata su quei fatti, fossero essi le cerimonie religiose giavanesi o i funerali e i combattimenti di galli sull'isola di Bali.
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- Pagine: 440
- Data di uscita: 20-11-1998
Recensioni
The Interpretation of Cultures is an academic classic. The late Clifford Geertz was lauded for his 1973 anthropological volume, and I do not find this to be hype. The book is structured around anthropological description, with Geertz relying on field data he gathered mostly in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Leggi tutto
"Man is an animal suspended in webs of significance he himself has spun, I take culture to be those webs..." These cultural "webs of significance" Clifford Geertz speaks of are constructed of religious beliefs and practices, cultural customs, social interactions, attitudes and behavior -- everything Leggi tutto
TL;DR: Nothing (worth talking about) is simple or straightforward. *** This is probably the hardest book I've ever finished reading. And that after two false starts, when I realized I didn't understand enough of it, so I left it for "when I get smarter." Does that mean I've gotten smarter? Self-teasing Leggi tutto
I'm rereading this and am amazed at how much I missed the last time I picked it up. Rather than attempt to break down why Geertz is so great or what he covers in this book, I'm just gonna include a couple of my favorite quotations: "Believing, with Max Weber, that man is an animal suspended in webs o Leggi tutto
I read it. And re-read it. It's brilliant work. If you understand it.
Essential reading for those looking to expand their knowledge on the interplay between textual and cultural studies.
Antropologia...No livro "A Interpretação das Culturas", no artigo "Jogo Profundo: Notas sobre a Briga de Galo em Bali"... "O que a briga de galos diz que diz, em um vocabulário de sentimentos - é a emoção do risco, o desespero da perda, o prazer do triunfo. Assim, o que diz não é apenas que o risco é Leggi tutto
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