Synopsis
every natural symbol derived from blood breath or excrement carries a social meaning and this work focuses on the ways in which any one culture makes its selections from body symbolism. each person treats his body as an image of society and mary douglas examines the varieties of ritual and symbolic expression and the patterns or social ritual in which they are embodied - natural symbols is a book about religion and less directly about style
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Shows the similar ways different cultures symbolize the structure of society in their attitudes toward the human body.
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