Quote of the day
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.
Clifford Geertz

Born: August 23, 1926
Died: October 30, 2006 (aged 80)
Bio: Clifford James Geertz was an American anthropologist who is remembered mostly for his strong support for and influence on the practice of symbolic anthropology, and who was considered "for three decades...
Known for:
- The Interpretation of Cultures (1973)
- Local Knowledge (1983)
- Islam Observed (1968)
- Works and Lives (1988)
- Available Light (1983)