![]() ![]() By signs and symbols he meant 'the things done, the gestures, the artistic products and so on' (Cloke et al., 1991, p. His approach to culture is basically 'semiotic' (meaning the study of signs and symbols) in regarding culture as 'a series of signs and symbols which convey meaning' (Jackson and Smith, 1984). This symbolic (or interpretative) anthropology is a framework which gives prime attention to the role of symbols in constructing public meaning (Geertz, 1973). ![]() Geertz's best known work is 'The interpretation of Cultures' in which symbolic anthropology is central. In his life he received Honorary Doctorate Degrees from some fifteen colleges and universities. in philosophy from the Antioch College in 1950 after which he studied Social Anthropology at the Harvard University where he received his PhD in 1956. Navy in World War II he received his B.A. He was born in San Francisco, California and after serving in the U.S. ![]() Clifford Geertz (1926-2006) was an American anthropologist who is best known for his work on symbolic and interpretative anthropology (Geertz, 1973). ![]()
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