Local Knowledge: Further Essays In Interpretive Anthropology

by Clifford Geertz

In essays covering everything from art and common sense to charisma and constructions of the self, the eminent cultural anthropologist and author of The Interpretation of Cultures deepens our understanding of human societies through the intimacies of "local knowledge." A companion volume to The Interpretation of Cultures , this book continues Geertz's exploration of the meaning of culture and the importance of shared cultural symbolism. With a new introduction by the author.

Genres: Anthropology, Nonfiction, Essays, Sociology, Philosophy, Theory, Ethnography

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Clifford James Geertz was an American anthropologist and served until his death as professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey.

Reviews

[Joéverson]

Não é por acaso que este livro figura entre as referências do pensamento social do século XX: nesta obra curta, mas de impacto, Clifford Geertz, que "está dizendo B" neste livro, nos brinda com uma série de artigos onde ele, antropólogo, deixa de pregar em sua tribo para tentar contribuir ao debate interdisciplinar com outras áreas da ciências, além até das "humanidades". Leitura indispensável, sempre.