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Implicit meanings

essays in anthropology

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This book provides an excellent introduction to the thought of anthropologist Mary Douglas. It includes writings on key themes associated with her work that have had a major influence on anthropological thought, such as food, pollution, risk, animals, and myth. Among the new pieces included are: The Lele of the Kasai, Techniques of Sorcery Control in Central Africa, The Lele Revisited, Obituary of Godfrey Lienhardt, The Depoliticization of Risk, and Rightness of Categories.

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Implicit meanings, Mary Douglas

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1978
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Titolo
Implicit meanings
Sottotitolo
essays in anthropology
Lingua
Inglese
Editore
Routledge
Pubblicato
1978
Formato
In brossura
ISBN10
0710000472
ISBN13
9780710000477
Serie
Descrizione
This book provides an excellent introduction to the thought of anthropologist Mary Douglas. It includes writings on key themes associated with her work that have had a major influence on anthropological thought, such as food, pollution, risk, animals, and myth. Among the new pieces included are: The Lele of the Kasai, Techniques of Sorcery Control in Central Africa, The Lele Revisited, Obituary of Godfrey Lienhardt, The Depoliticization of Risk, and Rightness of Categories.