Geertz--Religion as a Cultural System

I'm Dr. Nicholas Herriman, anthropology lecturer at La Trobe Uni. This is part of It comes from my subject Symbols & Society http://anthropologyofsymbols.blogspot.... This presentation is an introduction to Geertz's idea of symbols as 'models of' and 'models for'. Geertz combines a theory of religion with a theory of symbols. By way of background, if you're interested in his theory of religion, you can watch:    • Religion: 25 Concepts in Anthropology  . For notes on this lecture: https://notes-culture.blogspot.com/20... Thank you for your comments and questions regarding the image I use around 16:00. By way of response, the book I used was from days studying Fine Arts as an undergrad. The image is Turner's, Fire at the Tower of London. Don't know how I forgot that!