Purity and Danger
Author(s): Mary Douglas
Philosophy | Routledge Classics
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.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Taylor & Francis
- : Taylor & Francis
- : 0.299
- : 01 January 1966
- : 201mm X 127mm X 22mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Mary Douglas
- : Paperback
- : 244