Semiotics, Sociology of Religion, Religious Rituals & Practices - General & Miscellaneous, Socio-Cultural Anthropology - General & Miscellaneous, Ethnology, Religion - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
In this now classic work Mary Douglas shows how certain forms of social life bring forth regularly the same varieties of symbolic expression. Hierarchy treats the body as a hierarchy; sect treats it as a closed system; individualism treats it as pervasive energy. Political movements as well as religions have their rituals, medicine, ethics, educational theory, aesthetics, a huge range of judgements fall into line behind the standard cultural bias.Book Details
Published
June 17, 1973
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pages
218
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780394719429