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Dame '''Mary Douglas''' (25 March 1921 – 16 May 2007) was a British anthropologist, known for her writings on human culture and symbolism, whose area of speciality was social anthropology. Douglas was considered a follower of [[Émile Durkheim]] and a proponent of structuralist analysis, with a strong interest in comparative religion. | Dame '''Mary Douglas''' (25 March 1921 – 16 May 2007) was a British anthropologist, known for her writings on human culture and symbolism, whose area of speciality was social anthropology. Douglas was considered a follower of [[Émile Durkheim]] and a proponent of structuralist analysis, with a strong interest in comparative religion. | ||
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| + | ==Literature== | ||
| + | * ''Risk and Blame. Essays in cultural theory'', Routledge, 1992, 1994 | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Douglas | * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Douglas | ||
* http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/findingaids/mary_douglas.pdf | * http://www.library.northwestern.edu/archives/findingaids/mary_douglas.pdf | ||
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Dame Mary Douglas (25 March 1921 – 16 May 2007) was a British anthropologist, known for her writings on human culture and symbolism, whose area of speciality was social anthropology. Douglas was considered a follower of Émile Durkheim and a proponent of structuralist analysis, with a strong interest in comparative religion.
Literature
- Risk and Blame. Essays in cultural theory, Routledge, 1992, 1994
