Mary Douglas on Purity and Danger: An Interview

Featherstone, Mike and Turner, Bryan S.. 2022. Mary Douglas on Purity and Danger: An Interview. Theory, Culture & Society, 39(7-8), pp. 133-158. ISSN 0263-2764 [Article]

[img]
Preview
Text
douglas interview MF BST TCSAR22.pdf - Published Version
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial.

Download (163kB) | Preview

Abstract or Description

This interview with Mary Douglas took place at Lancaster University in the Religious Studies Department. The main focus of the interview was her recently published book, Purity and Danger, which had already become a classic of British anthropology. The questions and answers ranged mainly over the differences between the physical body, representations of the body, the body as a classificatory system, and social constructivism. Douglas’s early academic years and the influences on her work, such as the role of Roman Catholicism in her childhood and youth, were discussed. The interview concluded with speculation about the connections between anthropology and colonialism, and how she responded to those developments.

Item Type:

Article

Identification Number (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1177/02632764221141821

Keywords:

anthropology, body, classification, colonialism, Mary Douglas, Edward Evans-Pritchard, social constructivism

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Institute for Cultural and Creative Entrepreneurship (ICCE)

Dates:

DateEvent
23 September 2022Accepted
8 February 2023Published Online
December 2022Published

Item ID:

33216

Date Deposited:

27 Feb 2023 13:44

Last Modified:

27 Feb 2023 13:44

Peer Reviewed:

Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.

URI:

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/33216

View statistics for this item...

Edit Record Edit Record (login required)