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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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Mary Douglas is an internationally recognized anthropologist whose work is influencing scholars of religion in both her native England and in the U.S.A. She is afflilated with Northwestern University.
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"Sparkles with intellectural life." -- Times Literary Supplement
"This is an absorbing book, full of fascinating insights into some important and universal aspects of human behavior, and Professor Douglas's erudition is made accessible through the enviable lucidity of her writing." -- Lore and Language
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- PublisherRoutledge USA and London
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0415066085
- ISBN 13 9780415066082
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages208
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