Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight

How is the problem of 'entering the field' conceptualized by Geertz?

how exactly did this entering the field help Geertz to understand the Balinese better? and explain the importance of entering a field

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Geertz conceptualizes the “entering the field” as a metaphor for the way in which we understand and interpret cultural practices. Geertz tells us that in “entering the field” we must immerse ourselves in the cultural and observe the practices and tradition that take place within it.

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Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight