ISBN:
9781134379514
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxxix, 194 Seiten)
Edition:
3. edition
Series Statement:
Routledge Classics
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Douglas, Mary, 1921-2007 Natural symbols
DDC:
302.2/22
Keywords:
Gesellschaft
;
Symbol
;
Individuum
;
Ritual
Abstract:
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.
Note:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
DOI:
10.4324/9780203426623
URL:
https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203426623
