An analysis of the concepts of pollution and taboo
by
Padraig Belton
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2018
Mary Douglas is an outstanding example of an evaluative thinker at work. In Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo, she delves in great detail into existing arguments that portray traditional societies as “evolving” from “savage” beliefs in magic, to religion, to...