I`m not fan of any antropologist because I`m just in the first year of my career, but I`m really interested in Clofford Geertz...
He is an american antropologist who was born in San Francisco (United States) in 1926 and died in 2006. He was a teacher of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton University. He was also a member of the Antropologist society in Chicago University, and he recived an honorary doctor degree at Bates College in 1980.
Geertz is the principal exponent of Symbolic Antropology. This theory says that antropology can`t make general laws for human behavior, and culture must give sense to the world and make it understandable. Clifford Geertz also says antropologist must try to interpret the characteristic signs of each culture. For him, the only way to study the human behavior is by observation and experience. His investigations are about topics like religion (especially islam), economical and politic development and familly life in diferent villages.
I like this antropologist because he states a qualitative style of investigation. He explained that antropology can`t be studied by laws and general rules, and the importance of context interpretation.
He is an american antropologist who was born in San Francisco (United States) in 1926 and died in 2006. He was a teacher of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton University. He was also a member of the Antropologist society in Chicago University, and he recived an honorary doctor degree at Bates College in 1980.
Geertz is the principal exponent of Symbolic Antropology. This theory says that antropology can`t make general laws for human behavior, and culture must give sense to the world and make it understandable. Clifford Geertz also says antropologist must try to interpret the characteristic signs of each culture. For him, the only way to study the human behavior is by observation and experience. His investigations are about topics like religion (especially islam), economical and politic development and familly life in diferent villages.
I like this antropologist because he states a qualitative style of investigation. He explained that antropology can`t be studied by laws and general rules, and the importance of context interpretation.
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