Purity and Danger - An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo Der var samtaler om hendes

Der var samtaler om hendes egen barndom — misforståelser og manglende kommunikation med hendes mor og far

Og mærke alderdommen snige sig ind på en og forstærke denne magtesløshed

der udfordrer og truer hele hendes livsforståelse

de kaster sig mod hende

til ferien eller som en hyggelig aktivitet hjemme

Purity and Danger - An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo Der var samtaler om hendesIs cleanliness next to godliness? What does such a concept really mean? Why does it recur as a universal theme across all societies? And what are the implications for the unclean? In Purity and Danger Mary Douglas identifies the concern for purity as a key theme at the heart of every society. In lively and lucid prose she explains its relevance for every reader by revealing its wide ranging impact on our attitudes to society, values, cosmology and