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Clifford Geertz and the Assembly of a Critical Anthropological Project

Clifford Geertz y el ensamble de un proyecto antropológico crítico



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Clifford Geertz and the Assembly of a Critical Anthropological Project. (2008). Tabula Rasa, 8, 15-41. https://revistas.unicolmayor.edu.co/index.php/tabularasa/article/view/1509

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Beginning in the mid-1960s, anthropologist Clifford Geertz (1926-2006) transformed the conventions of writing ethnography. His anthropological project, named symbolic, hermeneutic or interpretative anthropology, was in continuous flux as he elaborated it. According to some, the Geertzian intellectual project was revolutionary, while for others it was reactionary, problematic or lacking in theoretical rigor. In this article we highlight the impact on contemporary social thought of some of the main theoretical and empirical ideas proposed by Geertz. Also, we explore some of the most insightful critiques of Geertz’s anthropological perspective, which is characterized as being deeply critical of other traditions in anthropology and, at the same time, as being the target of critiques from both positivist and postmodernist anthropologists.


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