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Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo

paperback – January 1, 1996
by Douglas, Mary
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ISBN-13: 9780415066082 ISBN-10: 0415066085
Publisher
Routledge
Binding
paperback
Published
January 1, 1996
Weight
1.3 lbs
Dimensions
21.30×1.80×13.70 cm

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Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo by Douglas, Mary. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780415066082.

Douglas offers an approach to understanding rules of purity by examining what is considered unclean in various cultures. She sheds light on the symbolism of what is considered clean and dirty in relation to order in secular and religious, modern and primitive life.