Purity and Danger : an Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo.

Purity and Danger is acknowledged as a modern masterpiece of anthropology. It is widely cited in non-anthropological works and gave rise to a body of application, rebuttal and development within anthropology. In 1995 the book was included among the Times Literary Supplement's hundred most influ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Douglas, Mary, 1921-2007
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Taylor & Francis, 2013.
Temas:
Taboo.
Purity, Ritual.
Taboo
Tabou.
Pureté rituelle.
taboo.
Purity, Ritual
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • MARY DOUGLAS
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. Ritual Uncleanness
  • 2. Secular Defilement
  • 3· The Abominations of Leviticus
  • 4· Magic and Miracle
  • 5· Primitive Worlds
  • 6. Powers and Dangers
  • 7· External Boundaries
  • 8. Internal Lines
  • 9· The System at War with Itself
  • 10. The System Shattered and Renewed
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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