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Purity and Danger: An Analysis of the Concepts of Pollution and Taboo
Purity and Danger An Analysis of the Concepts of Pollution and Taboo
Author: Mary Douglas
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 - f...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780744800111
ISBN-10: 0744800110
Publication Date: 9/1984
Pages: 196
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: ARK
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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