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Geertz is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Geertz in a sentence

Geertz meaning

A surname from German.

Using Geertz

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from German.
  • In the example corpus, geertz often appears in combinations such as: clifford geertz.

Context around Geertz

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

clifford 3×

Often after:

religion 1× behar 1× calls 1×

Sentence patterns with Geertz

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

1982 or geertz s art 1× discussed clifford geertz s article 1× friend of geertz was puzzled 1× geertz behar clifford 1× in clifford geertz the interpretation 1× narrower than geertz s because 1× puzzled over geertz s article 1× system clifford geertz religion as 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

boas primitive art 1× geertz behar clifford 1× in a letter 1× in the spring 1× parsons who was 1× this concept is 1×

Common sentence endings:

also to durkheim 1× and social anthropology 1× culturally specific aesthetics 1× geertz s article 1× include regional differentiation 1× interpretation of cultures 1×

Words around Geertz

Just before it in the word index:

geerts 2 geertruida 3 geertcoin 2 geert 19 geers 5 geering 2

Just after it in the word index:

gees 39 geesaman 9 geese 192 geesey 3 geeson 2 geet 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Geertz

  • In this selection, "geertz" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, clifford, religion, behar and calls stand out and add context to how "geertz" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 1982 or geertz s art and discussed clifford geertz s article. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "geertz" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with geertz

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Parsons, who was a close friend of Geertz, was puzzled over Geertz's article. (14 words)

This concept is somewhat narrower than Geertz’s because it does not include regional differentiation. (15 words)

Geertz, Behar, Clifford & James During this shift, enduring questions about the nature and production of knowledge came to occupy a central place in cultural and social anthropology. (27 words)

Longer example sentences

Boas' Primitive Art, Claude Lévi-Strauss' The Way of the Masks (1982) or Geertz's 'Art as Cultural System' (1983) are some examples in this trend to transform the anthropology of 'art' into an anthropology of culturally specific 'aesthetics'. (39 words)

In the spring of 1968 Parsons and Schneider discussed Clifford Geertz 's article on religion as a cultural system Clifford Geertz, "Religion as a cultural system" in Clifford Geertz, The Interpretation of Cultures. (33 words)

In a letter to David Schneider, Parsons spoke about "the rather sharp strictures on what he (Geertz) calls the extremely narrow intellectual tradition with special reference to Weber, but also to Durkheim. (32 words)

Example sentences (6)

In the spring of 1968 Parsons and Schneider discussed Clifford Geertz 's article on religion as a cultural system Clifford Geertz, "Religion as a cultural system" in Clifford Geertz, The Interpretation of Cultures.

Parsons, who was a close friend of Geertz, was puzzled over Geertz's article.

This concept is somewhat narrower than Geertz’s because it does not include regional differentiation.

Boas' Primitive Art, Claude Lévi-Strauss' The Way of the Masks (1982) or Geertz's 'Art as Cultural System' (1983) are some examples in this trend to transform the anthropology of 'art' into an anthropology of culturally specific 'aesthetics'.

Geertz, Behar, Clifford & James During this shift, enduring questions about the nature and production of knowledge came to occupy a central place in cultural and social anthropology.

In a letter to David Schneider, Parsons spoke about "the rather sharp strictures on what he (Geertz) calls the extremely narrow intellectual tradition with special reference to Weber, but also to Durkheim.

Common combinations with geertz

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "geertz" in a sentence?
An example: "In the spring of 1968 Parsons and Schneider discussed Clifford Geertz 's article on religion as a cultural system Clifford Geertz, "Religion as a cultural system" in Clifford Geertz, The Interpretation of Cultures." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "geertz" from authentic English texts.
What does "geertz" mean?
Geertz means: A surname from German.
How many example sentences with "geertz" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "geertz", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.