The Interpretation of Cultures, listed by the Times Literary Supplement as one of the 100 most important publications since World War II, consists of a collection of essays Geertz wrote throughout his career. He remained conscious of anthropology’s difficult history, and his work retains an awareness of his position as an outside interpreter of other cultures.
Ever the empiricist, Geertz performed extensive fieldwork in Indonesia and Morocco. He taught and performed research at institutions including Harvard University and Stanford University. From early on in his career, Geertz recognized the value of multidisciplinary work for seeing a richer picture of the world. from the Harvard University Department of Social Relations in 1956.
Beginning his study in philosophy, he earned a Ph.D. Clifford Geertz (1926–2006) was one of the most influential anthropologists of the 20th century and was a central influence on symbolic anthropology.
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