| Description |
The legacy of Clifford Geertz’s symbolic anthropology has had a tremendous influence in critical heritage studies, particularly if we begin to think of “community” as the representation of the sociological and psychological thickness of time and people, a world in itself, or what he definitively penned in his germinal work The Interpretation of Cultures, “the strati!ed hierarchy of meaningful structures” (1973: 7). It is an imperative to honor the meaning of community in heritage work, both in its study and official protection, for without groups of people who live to de!ne and embrace and re-invent and share their cultural practices we will not be able to trace our linkages, belongingness, and identity. Traditional Food: Sharing Experiences from the Field is an evidence of the power of communities to transmit culture not merely inwardly, but also to other people across borders. This book underscores the anthropological value of unity, the appreciation of togetherness from Korea to Italy to Syria to Colombia to Mexico and the rest of the world through food. |
