Taboos: A Short Dictionary of the Forbidden - Couverture rigide

Thody, Philip

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 048511478X ISBN 13 : 9780485114782

Editeur : Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2000

Synopsis

From Leviticus on what to eat, to the permissible and impermissible in modern life, taboos have set the rules, written and unwritten, throughout the ages, for what we say, what we wear, what we do from day-to-day. This dictionary provides an historical account of how taboos have operated down the ages, in different societies and realms of life: in sex, birth and death; food, drink and excretion; dress, hairstyle and gesture; gender, race and religion; art, literature, theatre and film; language, religion and science.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 048511478X
• ISBN 13: 9780485114782
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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