The fight was held to raise money for a new school. Ten days after their arrival, the couple viewed their first cockfight. The couple moved into an extended family compound, and they initially only interacted with their landlord and village chief. They were "malarial and diffident," and they were largely ignored by the villagers, as they were "intruders, professional ones," as Geertz wrote. In early April 1958, Geertz arrived in a Balinese village with his wife, fellow anthropologist Hildred Geertz.
It is an important example of Geertz's use of " thick description" as an anthropological approach. Considered Geertz's most seminal work, it addresses the symbolism and social dynamics of cockfighting ( sabungan) in Balinese culture. "Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight" is an essay by the anthropologist Clifford Geertz included in the book The Interpretation of Cultures (1973). ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) JSTOR ( July 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).
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