9781138127142-1138127140-Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo (Routledge Classics)

Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo (Routledge Classics)

ISBN-13: 9781138127142
ISBN-10: 1138127140
Edition: 1
Author: Mary Douglas
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Hardcover 208 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781138127142
ISBN-10: 1138127140
Edition: 1
Author: Mary Douglas
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Hardcover 208 pages

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Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo (Routledge Classics) (ISBN-13: 9781138127142 and ISBN-10: 1138127140), written by authors Mary Douglas, was published by Routledge in 2015. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo (Routledge Classics) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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In Purity and Danger Mary Douglas identifies the concern for purity as a key theme at the heart of every society. In lively and lucid prose she explains its relevance for every reader by revealing its wide-ranging impact on our attitudes to society, values, cosmology and knowledge. The book has been hugely influential in many areas of debate - from religion to social theory. But perhaps its most important role is to offer each reader a new explanation of why people behave in the way they do. With a specially commissioned introduction by the author which assesses the continuing significance of the work thirty-five years on, this Routledge Classics edition will ensure that Purity and Danger continues to challenge and question well into the new millennium.
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