Natural Symbols

Zusatztext 'It has an originality unmatched for a generation among the writings of anthropologists.' - Times Literary Supplement Informationen zum 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung First published in 1970, this classic text represents a work of anthropology in its widest sense, exploring themes such as the social meaning of natural symbols and the image of the body in society. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Mary Douglas, Douglas Profess, Profess Douglas, Professor Mary Douglas
• Verlag: Routledge Academic
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 22.04.2004
• Thema: Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Weitere Weltreligionen; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Sonstiges
• EAN: 9780415314541
• ISBN: 978-0-415-31454-1
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 12.9 x 19.9 x 1.8 cm
• Serie: Routledge Classics; Routledge Classics
• Themen: Anthropologie, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Social Anthropology, Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology, Cultural Identity Formation, Routledge Classics collection;grid group theory;social anthropology;symbolic boundaries;ritual and social order;cultural identity formation;symbolic analysis in anthropology, symbolic boundaries, grid group theory, ritual and social order, symbolic analysis in anthropology