Clifford Geertz Deep Play: Notes on a Balinese Cockfight

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English

 

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July 8, 2017

 

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In order for Geertz to understand the Balinese culture he must adapt to it and become an active part of their society. As an anthropologist he does this by putting himself on the same level as the villagers. During a large public cockfight Geertz finally gets his chance to prove himself to the villagers when police came to break up the event...
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Rather than staying at the cockfight as an observer, outside the boundaries of their law, he decided to run with the villagers. In doing so he suddenly became visible and respected by the villagers. In order for Geertz as an anthropologist to have a real understanding of the Balinese not only had to be an observer but at the same time a field researcher, who is experiencing what the life of a villager is really like...
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