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

By Mary Douglas

Book information

Year
1984
ISBN
0415066085, 9780415066082, 0415289955, 9780415289955, 0203361830, 9780203361832, 9780203378618
Open Library ID
OL16831402M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1013 kB (1037752 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
208\203
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Douglas 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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