Purity and danger : an analysis of concept of pollution and taboo /
In this classic work Mary Douglas identifies the concern for pirity as a key theme at the heart of every society. She reveals its wide-ranging impact on our attitudes tp society, values, cosmology and knowledge.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2003.
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| Series: | Douglas, Mary, 1921-2007. Works. 2003 ;
v. 2. Routledge classics. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Ritual uncleanness
- Secular defilement
- The abominations of Leviticus
- Magic and miracle
- Primitive worlds
- Powers and dangers
- External boundaries
- Internal lines
- The system at war with itself
- The system shattered and renewed.
