Theory
Thick Description
Explore in the Atlas →Interpreting the layered symbolic meaning embedded in cultural practice and its sites.
Ritual
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- Observation
- Subject
- Human centred
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Relational embodied
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Referenced by
- The Interpretation of Cultures articulates
- Clifford Geertz proposed
Sources
- Clifford Geertz. The Interpretation of Cultures: Selected Essays. Basic Books, 1973.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Thick Description." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/thick-description/. Accessed July 17, 2026.