Clifford Geertz

Clifford Geertz was an American anthropologist and sociologist, who wrote extensively on traditional cultures and religions in Southeast Asia and North America. His research was largely focused on symbolic aspects of collective activities (traditions, rites, celebrations, social movements) as well as on the worldviews and ethics that inform them. Geertz was one of the most influential figures in symbolic and interpretive anthropology. He was the author of a well-known series of articles Religion as a Cultural System, Ideology as a Cultural System, Art as a Cultural System, and Common Sense as a Cultural System.