Purity And Danger: An Analysis of the Concepts of Pollution and Taboo (Pelican S.) - Softcover

Douglas, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140211500 ISBN 13: 9780140211504

Publisher: Penguin, 1970

Synopsis

Professor Douglas writes gracefully, lucidly and polemically. She continually makes points which illuminate matters in the philosophy of religion and the philosophy of science and help to show the rest of us just why and how anthropology has become a fundamentally intellectual discipline' - New Society Professor Douglas' book sparkles with intellectual life and is characterised by a concern to understand. Right or wrong, sound or idiosyncratic, it presents a rare and exciting spectacle of a mind at work.' - Times Literary Supplement

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About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1970
• ISBN 10: 0140211500
• ISBN 13: 9780140211504
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224