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==Literature==
 
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* ''Natural Symbols: Explorations in Cosmology'', London: Barrie & Rockliff, 1970; 2nd edition,  Routledge, 1996; 3rd edition, Routledge, 1996, Routledge Classics, 2003, 2004
 
* [[Media:Douglas_Mary_Risk_and_Blame_Essays_in_Cultural_Theory_1994.pdf|''Risk and Blame. Essays in cultural theory'']], Routledge, 1992, 1994
 
* [[Media:Douglas_Mary_Risk_and_Blame_Essays_in_Cultural_Theory_1994.pdf|''Risk and Blame. Essays in cultural theory'']], Routledge, 1992, 1994
  

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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

  • Natural Symbols: Explorations in Cosmology, London: Barrie & Rockliff, 1970; 2nd edition, Routledge, 1996; 3rd edition, Routledge, 1996, Routledge Classics, 2003, 2004
  • Risk and Blame. Essays in cultural theory, Routledge, 1992, 1994

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