Purity and Danger: An Analysis of the Concepts of Pollution and Taboo

Douglas, Professor Mary

ISBN 10: 0710012993 / ISBN 13: 9780710012999

Edité par Routledge & Kegan Paul Plc, 1966

A propos de cet article

This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:0710012993.

N° de réf. du vendeur 5821516

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Purity and Danger: An Analysis of the Concepts of Pollution and Taboo
• Éditeur: Routledge & Kegan Paul Plc
• Date de parution: 1966
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0710012993
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780710012999
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: Good
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Social Sciences

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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.

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.