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Natural Symbols: Explorations in Cosmology (Routledge Classics) Book

Paperback. Pub Date :2003-08-14 Pages: 240 Language: English Publisher: Routledge One of the most important works of modern anthropology. Written against the backdrop of the student uprisings of the late 1960s. the book took seriously the revolutionary fervour of the times. but instead of seeking to destroy the rituals and symbols that can govern and oppress. Mary Douglas saw instead that if transformation were needed. it could only be made possible through better understanding. Expressed with clarity and dynamism. the passionate analysis which follows remains one of the most insightful and rewarding studies of human behaviour ever written.Read More

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  • Foyles

    One of the most important works of modern anthropology. Written against the backdrop of the student uprisings of the late 1960s, the book took seriously the revolutionary fervour of the times, but instead of seeking to destroy the rituals and symbols that can govern and oppress, Mary Douglas saw instead that if transformation were needed, it could only be made possible through better understanding. Expressed with clarity and dynamism, the passionate analysis which follows remains one of the most insightful and rewarding studies of human behaviour ever written.

  • ASDA

    Written against the backdrop of the student uprisings of the late 1960s this text took seriously the revolutionary fervour of the times. Instead of seeking to destroy the rituals and symbols that can govern and oppress the author claimed that if transformation were needed it could only be made possible through better understanding.

  • Blackwell

    Natural Symbols is one of the most important works of modern anthropology. First published over thirty years ago, the work presaged many of the most controversial areas of intellectual debate, exploring themes such as the social meaning of...

  • 0415314542
  • 9780415314541
  • Professor Mary Douglas
  • 14 August 2003
  • Routledge
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 240
  • 3
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