I don't feel that an atmosphere of debate and total disagreement and argument is such a bad thing. It makes for a vital and alive field.
Clifford GeertzAnthropology never has had a distinct subject matter, and because it doesn't have a real method, there's a great deal of anxiety over what it is
Clifford GeertzYounger anthropologists have the notion that anthropology is too diverse. The number of things done under the name of anthropology is just infinite; you can do anything and call it anthropology
Clifford Geertz