Books by Mary Douglas
Purity and Danger
by Mary Douglas
Douglas says that in order to make sense of society, cultures like to group things. When objects fall outside those groups they are either reviled or revered. The great thing for me is that I could take her theory back to the ancient world and use it in my studies. It was so liberating.
Interviews where books by Mary Douglas were recommended
The best books on Ancient History in Modern Life, recommended by Mary Beard
Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, talks us through the books that have had the deepest impact on her thinking about the ancient world and explains why studying Classics is absolutely relevant to modern life.
