Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo - Paperback
by Mary Douglas
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Availability:In StockContributor:Mary DouglasSeries:Routledge Classics (Paperback)Publish date:2002-09-12Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9780415289955ISBN-10:415289955UPC:9780415289955Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Customs & Traditions, Anthropology, ArchaeologyBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:7.92 x 5.00 x 0.88 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCYWZNCVH1
Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo
Is cleanliness next to godliness? What does such a concept really mean? Why does it recur as a universal theme across all societies? And what are the implications for the unclean?
In Purity and Danger Mary Douglas identifies the concern for purity as a key theme at the heart of every society. In lively and lucid prose she explains its relevance for every reader by revealing its wide-ranging...
Series: Routledge Classics (Paperback)
Language:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9780415289955ISBN-10:415289955UPC:9780415289955Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Customs & Traditions, Anthropology, ArchaeologyBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:7.92 x 5.00 x 0.88 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCYWZNCVH1
Dame Mary Douglas (1921-2007), was one of the most distinguished British social anthropologists known for her works on human culture, symbolism and risk.
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