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Purity and danger : an analysis of concept of pollution and taboo

by Mary Douglas

An investigation into how concepts of purity and pollution function as central themes within social structures. The work explores the symbolic significance of cleanliness and the categorisation of disorder across diverse cultures.

Accession 23565 ISBN 0415289955 Publisher Routledge
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