Clifford Gertz was central to the cultural turn of late-twentieth-century social science. Both as theorist and researcher, his call for an interpretive, meaning-centered approach sounded beyond anthropology, not only in sociology, history, and political science, but also linguistics, science studies, philosophy, and the humanities. His celebrated theoretical essays and iconic studies remain deeply influential today. This volume, of which Swedish cultural sociologist Mats Trondman is a contributor, is the first to examine the full range of Geertz's influence, tracing it through various disciplines. It is also the most ambitious effort yet to reflect, in an interdisciplinary manner, on the nature of Geertz's theory of culture and his methods for studying it. To date, there has been no impartial, comprehensive, and authoritative work publsihed on this critical figure. Contributors include an interdisciolinary team of leading scholars investigating the three core components of contested legacy: his theory, his method, and his style.