Mary Douglas
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
