Mary Douglas
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Mary Douglas
Purity and Danger
In Purity and Danger Mary Douglas identifies the concern for purity as a key theme at the heart of every society.
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Thinking in Circles
Exploring beyond the usual boundaries of social anthropology, a leader in the field shows why our readings of ancient literary texts may be off the mark.
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Natural Symbols
Every natural symbol - derived from blood, breath or excrement - carries a social meaning and this work focuses on the ways in which any one culture makes its selections from body symbolism.
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Witchcraft Confessions and Accusations
Historians as well as anthropologists have contributed to this volume of studies on aspects of witchcraft in a variety of cultures and periods from Tudor England to twentieth-century Africa and New Guinea.
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