“The ethnographer 'inscribes' social discourse; he writes it down. In so doing, he turns it from a passing event, which exists only in its own moment of occurrence, into an account, which exists in its inscriptions and can be reconsulted.”

About Clifford Geertz

Anthropologist • American

Clifford Geertz was a renowned American anthropologist who became a leading figure in symbolic anthropology. He is best known for his influential work on 'thick description' and his interpretive approach to studying...