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. In order for Geertz to understand the Balinese culture he must adapt to it and become an active part of their society. Through each section we can understand the work of an anthropologist’s through Geertz’s study of the Balinese culture.In the first section of the essay Geertz introduces his subject, “a small and remote village of about five hundred people,” and how the villagers see him as an anthropologist (272).ĭuring Geertz’s first ten days of research he was watched by the villagers but treated as if he were invisible or non-existent. The essay is divided into seven sections, each describing a different aspect of the Balinese cockfight. Geertz’s essay presents a study and analysis on the Balinese culture through the male’s obsessive affiliation with cockfighting.
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