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

Douglas, Mary

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Published by Penguin Group, 1970

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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

About the Author: 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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Title: Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts ...
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication Date: 1970
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
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