Matter Out of Place: Anthropological Explorations of Bodies, Dirt and Morality

ISBN 10 : 1805396838 ISBN 13 : 9781805396833

Editeur : Berghahn Books, 2025

Synopsis

Anthropologists often use 'pollution' to refer to social and individual challenges to a cultural idea of purity, which may be seen in terms of religious practice, foodstuffs and social differentiation. It has been used as a trope to explore ideas of dirt and place, moral inversion and reinforcement, disgust and taboo.

The book is an invitation to consider the continued relevance of Mary Douglas' conceptualization of pollution and dirt as 'matter out of place' in relation to contemporary circumstances. Its ethnographic and theoretical contributions cover diverse contexts, ranging from Europe to Africa, the Caribbean, India and Outer Space.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Rebecca Lynch is Lecturer in Medical Anthropology at the University of Exeter. Her work explores the body and biomedicine, particularly bodily fluids and boundaries, bodily relations with non-humans (e.g., technologies), morality and biomedical categorization.

Roland Littlewood is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Psychiatry at University College London. He is a former president of the RAI and has published eight books.

Joseph Calabrese is Reader in Medical Anthropology at University College London. He has undertaken fieldwork in the Navajo Nation, Haiti, the USA, and Bhutan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Berghahn Books
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1805396838
• ISBN 13: 9781805396833
• Reliure: Belle reliure
• Nombre de pages: 204
• Éditeur: Lynch Rebecca, Littlewood Roland, Calabrese Joseph
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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