Clifford Geertz's Quote - We need to think more about the nature of rhetoric in anthropology

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We need to think more about the nature of rhetoric in anthropology

We need to think more about the nature of rhetoric in anthropology. There isnt a body of knowledge and thought to fall back on in this regard. – Clifford Geertz

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