It may be in the cultural particularities of people — in their oddities — that some of the most instructive revelations of what it is to be generically human are to be found.
Clifford GeertzIf I remember correctly, a writer is someone who wants to convey information. Language or writing is a code
Clifford GeertzThe point of literary criticism in anthropology is not to replace research, but to find out how it is that we are persuasive.
Clifford GeertzI do think the attempt to raise consciousness has succeeded. People are very aware of gender concerns now
Clifford Geertz