Professor Mary Douglas

Natural Symbols

Explorations in Cosmology

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Natural Symbols is one of the most important works of modern anthropology. First published over thirty years ago, the work presaged many of the most controversial areas of intellectual debate, exploring themes such as the social meaning of natural symbols and the image of the body in society and religious cosmology. Bringing anthropology into the realm of religion, Natural Symbols enters into the ongoing debate in religious circles surrounding meaning and ritual. Written against the backdrop of student uprisings of the late 1960s, the book took seriously the revolutionary fervor of the times, but instead of seeking to destroy the rituals and… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Douglas, Mary

ISBN: 978-0-415-31454-1
EAN: 9780415314541
Produktnummer: 8392105
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Seitenangabe: 240 S.
Masse: H19.8 cm x B13.0 cm x D1.3 cm 268 g
Auflage: 3 New edition
Gewicht: 268
Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)

Über den Autor

Mary Douglas (1921-). One of the most distinguished anthropologists of modern times. Purity and Danger, another of her major works, is also available in Routledge Classics.