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

Douglas, Professor Mary

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0710012993 ISBN 13 : 9780710012999

Editeur : Routledge & Kegan Paul PLC, 1966

Synopsis

Pencil markings throughout.This book has hardback covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy.No dust jacket.

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 & Kegan Paul PLC
• Date d'édition: 1966
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0710012993
• ISBN 13: 9780710012999
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 196
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible