{"product_id":"taboo-truth-and-religion-methodology-history-in-anthropology-2-1571817123","title":"Taboo, Truth and Religion (Methodology \u0026 History in Anthropology, 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1571817123\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adler, Jeremy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranz Steiner's study of Taboo is internationally recognized as a classic in its field. In a newly researched introductory chapter, based on a thorough study of Steiner's unpublished papers, this edition for the first time places the book in its context and offers a new reading of the text. More than just a critique of existing taboo theories, as it has often been seen, this study offers a profound analysis of danger behavior and pollution in \"non-civilized\" societies. This provided an important starting-point for Mary Douglas' Purity and Danger. A key aspect of Steiner's achievement lies in his attempt to reconcile detailed, faithful ethnographic analysis with anthropological comparison. His analysis of taboo thus provides a case study with wide-ranging ramifications.This new edition makes a classic text available once again to students and general readers. A major new introduction based on archival research offers, for the first time, a biography and critical study of Franz Steiner; it not only places him in the context of British and European thought but also shows his importance for contemporary debates, among them deconstruction and Orientalism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51895597433120,"sku":"NEW1571817123","price":49.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/716NFu-9ZYL.jpg?v=1782035924","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/taboo-truth-and-religion-methodology-history-in-anthropology-2-1571817123","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}