In one essay, an anthropologist with this surname referred to the psychological condition of latah as a “theoretical paradox.” Another anthropologist with this surname argued against using two terms coined by Karl August Wittfogel to describe a so-called “theater state.” In another work, an anthropologist with this surname wrote that “to be teased is to be accepted” after running from an event disrupted by “pulisi.” An anthropologist with this surname contrasted individuality with dissolution of personality in (*) Morocco and another country in his work Islam Observed. That anthropologist with this surname used “thick description” in his essay on a namesake illegal sporting event. For 10 points, identify this surname of the author of “Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight.” ■END■
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