Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo Simon & Schuster Children's suspenseful

suspenseful

but from the inside out

memorable story of a father and son whose spiritual symmetry transcends all their many shortcomings

based on a careful reassessment of the major editions of the work and printed in the Roman script common for modern editions of Pali texts

Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo Simon & Schuster Children's suspensefulIn this fascinating study Mary Douglas shows how the idea of contagion is at work in the weak points of every conceptual structure, and analyses the rituals through which its symbols of danger and power are contained. Published 1970, Pelican Book. Binding of book is intact. Moderate creasing, fraying, and shelfwear on covers of book. Some tearing on back cover. Some tanning, foxing, and creasing on edges of book. Annotations in pencil and some foxing