Purity and Danger: An Analysis of the Concepts of Pollution and Taboo - Couverture souple

Douglas, Professor Mary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415066085 ISBN 13 : 9780415066082

Editeur : Routledge, 1984

Synopsis

Professor Douglas writes gracefully, lucidly and polemically. She continually makes points which illuminate matters in the philosophy of religion and the philosophy of science and help to show the rest of us just why and how anthropology has become a fundamentally intellectual discipline' - New Society Professor Douglas' book sparkles with intellectual life and is characterised by a concern to understand. Right or wrong, sound or idiosyncratic, it presents a rare and exciting spectacle of a mind at work.' - Times Literary Supplement

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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 impact on our attitudes to society, values, cosmology and knowledge. The book has been hugely influential in many areas of debate - from religion to social theory. But perhaps its most important role is to offer each reader a new explanation of why people behave in the way they do. With a specially commissioned introduction by the author which assesses the continuing significance of the work thirty-five years on, this Routledge Classics edition will ensure that Purity and Danger continues to challenge and question well into the new millennium.

Biographie de l'auteur

Mary Douglas (1921-). One of the most distinguished anthropologists of modern times. Natural Symbols, another of her major works, is also available in Routledge Classics.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0415066085
• ISBN 13: 9780415066082
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible