KnowraMarvin HarrisLinked fromLinked fromThe 5 pages that link to Marvin Harris, each with the reason it gives.All 5Broader topic 1Related 2Compared with 2Cultural materialismBroader topic: Harris established the theory’s framework and defended it through comparative ethnographic studies.Emic and eticRelated: Harris made the distinction prominent in anthropology and linked it to competing explanations of culture.Clifford GeertzCompared with: Harris’s materialist explanations contrast with Geertz’s emphasis on interpreting symbolic meaning.Leslie WhiteRelated: Harris extended materialist explanation while giving it a framework distinct from White’s energy law.Marshall SahlinsCompared with: His approach contrasts with Sahlins’s emphasis on symbolic meaning and cultural order.