Purity and danger : an analysis of concept of pollution and taboo /

Purity and danger : an analysis of concept of pollution and taboo /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Douglas, Mary, 1921-2007.
Imprint:London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
Description:1 online resource (xxii, 247 pages)
Language:English
Series:Routledge classics
Douglas, Mary, 1921-2007. Works. Selections. 2003 ; v. 2.
Routledge classics.
Subject:
Taboo.
Purity, Ritual.
Purity, Ritual.
Taboo.
Electronic book.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11297068
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ISBN:0203361830
9780203361832
0415289955
9780415289955
0415291054
9780415291057
9781136489273
1136489274
Notes:Originally published: London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1966.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index.
Print version record.
Summary:In this classic work Mary Douglas identifies the concern for pirity as a key theme at the heart of every society. She reveals its wide-ranging impact on our attitudes tp society, values, cosmology and knowledge.
Other form:Print version: Douglas, Mary, 1921-2007. Purity and danger. London ; New York : Routledge, 2003 0415289955

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