Natural Symbols: Explorations in Cosmology / Edition 3

by Professor Mary Douglas, Mary Douglas

Overview

One of the most important works of modern anthropology. Written against the backdrop of the student uprisings of the late 1960s, the book took seriously the revolutionary fervour of the times, but instead of seeking to destroy the rituals and symbols that can govern and oppress, Mary Douglas saw instead that if transformation were needed, it could only be made possible through better understanding. Expressed with clarity and dynamism, the passionate analysis which follows remains one of the most insightful and rewarding studies of human behaviour ever written.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415314541
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/14/2003
Series:	Routledge Classics
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	466,256
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1260L (what's this?)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

1. Away from ritual; 2. To inner experience; 3. The Bog Irish; 4. Grid and group; 5. The two bodies; 6. Test cases; 7. The problem of evil; 8. Impersonal rules; 9. Control of symbols; 10. Out of the cave

Editorial Reviews

'It has an originality unmatched for a generation among the writings of anthropologists.' - Times Literary Supplement

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