Mary Douglas : An Intellectual Biography
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Hardback
ISBN-10
0415040922
ISBN-13
9780415040921
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 27th, 1999
Print length
336 Pages
Weight
960 grams
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Biography: generalBiography: generalAnthropology
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This is the first full length account of the life and ideas of Mary Douglas, the British social anthropologist whose publications span the second half of the twentieth century.
This is the first full length account of the life and ideas of Mary Douglas, the British social anthropologist whose publications span the second half of the twentieth century.
Richard Fardon covers Douglas'' family background, and the pervasive influence of her catholic faith on her writings before providing an analysis of two of her most influential works; Purity and Danger (1966) and Natural Symbols (1970). The final section deals with Douglas'' more controversial writings in the fields of economics, consumption, religion and risk analysis in contemporary societies. Throughout, Fardon highlights the centrality of Douglas'' role in the history of anthropology and the discipline''s struggle to achieve relevance to contemporary, western societies.
Richard Fardon covers Douglas'' family background, and the pervasive influence of her catholic faith on her writings before providing an analysis of two of her most influential works; Purity and Danger (1966) and Natural Symbols (1970). The final section deals with Douglas'' more controversial writings in the fields of economics, consumption, religion and risk analysis in contemporary societies. Throughout, Fardon highlights the centrality of Douglas'' role in the history of anthropology and the discipline''s struggle to achieve relevance to contemporary, western societies.
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