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Purity and danger : an analysis of concepts of pollution and taboo /
By: Douglas, Mary.
Series: Routledge classics: Publisher: New York : Routledge, 1966, (2002)Description: xxi, 244 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0415289955 (alk. paper); 9780415289955:; 9780415289955 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Anthropology
| Hygiene | Taboo | Purity, RitualDDC classification: 394.16 Summary: In this text Mary Douglas identifies the concern for purity as a key theme at the heart of every society. She explains its relevance for every reader by revealing its wide-ranging impact on our attitudes to society, values, cosmology and knowledge.
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In this text Mary Douglas identifies the concern for purity as a key theme at the heart of every society. She explains its relevance for every reader by revealing its wide-ranging impact on our attitudes to society, values, cosmology and knowledge.