PROF Richard Fardon rf@soas.ac.uk
Professor of West African Anthropology
Mary Douglas: an Intellectual Biography
Fardon, Richard
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Abstract
This is the first full length account of the life and ideas of Mary Douglas, the British social anthropologist whose publications span the second half of the twentieth century. Richard Fardon covers Douglas' family background, and the pervasive influence of her catholic faith on her writings before providing an analysis of two of her most influential works; Purity and Danger (1966) and Natural Symbols (1970). The final section deals with Douglas' more controversial writings in the fields of economics, consumption, religion and risk analysis in contemporary societies. Throughout, Fardon highlights the centrality of Douglas' role in the history of anthropology and the discipline's struggle to achieve relevance to contemporary, western societies.
Citation
Fardon, R. (1999). Mary Douglas: an Intellectual Biography. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203020227
Book Type | Authored Book |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 1999 |
Deposit Date | Dec 9, 2007 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
ISBN | 9780415040921 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203020227 |
Additional Information | Additional Information : Translated into Portuguese as Mary Douglas: uma biografia intelectual. Rio de Janeiro: Ed. UFRJ, 2004; ISBN 8571082707; 458pp |
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