A religion is a system of symbols which acts to establish powerful, pervasive, and long-lasting moods in men by formulating conceptions of a general order of existence and clothing those conceptions with such an aura of factuality that the moods and motivations seem uniquely realistic.
Clifford GeertzI don't write drafts. I write from the beginning to the end, and when it's finished, it's done
Clifford GeertzAnthropology in general has always been fairly hospitable to female scholars, and even to feminist scholars
Clifford GeertzMy instincts are always against people who want to fasten some sort of hegemony onto things
Clifford GeertzHas feminism made us all more conscious? I think it has. Feminist critiques of anthropological masculine bias have been quite important, and they have increased my sensitivity to that kind of issue
Clifford Geertz