num_pages: 177
description: In this now classic work Mary Douglas shows how certain forms of social life bring forth regularly the same varieties of symbolic expression. Hierarchy treats the body as a hierarchy; sect treats it as a closed system; individualism treats it as pervasive energy. Political movements as well as religions have their rituals, medicine, ethics, educational theory, aesthetics, a huge range of judgements fall into line behind the standard cultural bias.
language: English
title: Natural Symbols: Explorations in Cosmology
titlecomplete: Natural Symbols: Explorations in Cosmology
genres: Social Science, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Cultural Studies, Cultural, Research, Spirituality, Religion, Sociology, Anthropology
ratings_count: 195
publisher: Pantheon Books