Purity and Danger

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  • Purity and Danger Book Detail

  • Author : Professor Mary Douglas
  • Release Date : 2013-06-17
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Genre : Social Science
  • Pages : 202
  • ISBN 13 : 1136489274
  • File Size : 77,77 MB

Purity and Danger by Professor Mary Douglas PDF Summary

Book Description: Purity and Danger is acknowledged as a modern masterpiece of anthropology. It is widely cited in non-anthropological works and gave rise to a body of application, rebuttal and development within anthropology. In 1995 the book was included among the Times Literary Supplement's hundred most influential non-fiction works since WWII. Incorporating the philosophy of religion and science and a generally holistic approach to classification, Douglas demonstrates the relevance of anthropological enquiries to an audience outside her immediate academic circle. She offers an approach to understanding rules of purity by examining what is considered unclean in various cultures. She sheds light on the symbolism of what is considered clean and dirty in relation to order in secular and religious, modern and primitive life.

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