{"product_id":"natural-symbols-explorations-in-cosmology-routledge-classics-9780415314541","title":"Natural Symbols Explorations in Cosmology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1970, this classic text represents a work of anthropology in its widest sense, exploring themes such as the social meaning of natural symbols and the image of the body in society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNatural Symbols\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e remains the book most important to understanding Mary Douglas's thought, and this fact places it amongst the most significant books of theory written by anthropologists during the twentieth century.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eRichard Fardon, SOAS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Mary Douglas's writing remains as fresh and vivid as ever. The ideas put forward in \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNatural Symbols\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e have been taken up well beyond the discipline of anthropology, and should remain compulsory reading for all students of religion and society.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eFiona Bowie, University of Bristol\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNatural Symbols\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is clearly a major work in the greatest of sociological traditions, the Durkheimian. It has an originality unmatched for a generation among the writings of anthropologists. It raises questions that are important and soluble not in the field but by the harder, less inviting, work of reflection and analysis.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'As timeless as the subtitle. Essential reading for all those enthralled by her brilliant insights into the meaning of the Bible thirty years on.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eJohn Sawyer, Department of Religious Studies, Lancaster University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'It has an originality unmatched for a generation among the writings of anthropologists.'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Away from ritual; 2. To inner experience; 3. The Bog Irish; 4. Grid and group; 5. The two bodies; 6. Test cases; 7. The problem of evil; 8. Impersonal rules; 9. Control of symbols; 10. Out of the cave","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd (Sales)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018130522455,"sku":"9780415314541","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415314541.jpg?v=1750775740","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/natural-symbols-explorations-in-cosmology-routledge-classics-9780415314541","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}