R.I.P. Clifford Geertz

I know I'm a couple of days late on this, but I felt I had to post something about the passing of Professor Geertz (thanks to Nell and Majid for bringing it to my attention; the death of an eminent American anthropologist isn't exactly big news in Korea). Although I didn't always agree with his writings (and I still think "Balinese Cockfight" simply points out the obvious), he was certainly one of the giants of the field and indirectly had a significant impact on my life and my decision to study Anthropology.