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Douglas, Mary, 1921-2007.

Purity and Danger : An Analysis of Concept of Pollution and Taboo / Mary Douglas ; with a new preface by the author. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2005. - xxi, 244 p. ; 20 cm. - Routledge classics .

Originally published: London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1966.

Contents
Acknowledgements;
Preface to the Routledge Classics Edition;
Introduction;
1 Ritual Uncleanness;
2 Secular Defilement;
3 The Abominations of Leviticus;
4 Magic and Miracle;
5 Primitive Worlds;
6 Powers and Dangers;
7 External Boundaries;
8 Internal Lines;
9 The System at War with Itself;
10 The System Shattered and Renewed;
Bibliography;
Index

ISBN: 0415289955 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2002031673

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA4-6075

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Taboo.
Purity, Ritual.

LC Class. No.: GN471.4 / .D68 2005

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