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This first full-scale account of Leviticus by a world renowned anthropologist presents the biblical work as a literary masterpiece. Seen in an anthropological perspective Leviticus has a mystical structure which plots the book into three parts corresponding to the three parts of the desert tabernacle, both corresponding to the parts of Mount Sinai. This completely new reading transforms the interpretation of the purity laws. The pig and other forbidden animals are not abhorrent, they command the same respect due to all God's creatures. Boldly challenging several traditions of Bible criticism, Mary Douglas claims that Leviticus is not the narrow doctrine of a crabbed professional priesthood but a powerful intellectual statement about a modern religion which emphasizes God's justice and compassion. (OUP)

Anthropologie théologique --- Bible and literature --- Bible --- Criticism, interpretation, etc --- Theological anthropology. --- Anthropology, Doctrinal --- Anthropology, Theological --- Body and soul (Theology) --- Doctrinal anthropology --- Humanity, Doctrine of --- Man, Doctrine of --- Man (Theology) --- Mankind, Doctrine of --- Kitāb-i Va-yīgrā (Book of the Old Testament) --- Lāviyān (Book of the Old Testament) --- Ṿa-yiḳra --- Ṿayiḳra (Book of the Old Testament) --- Vayikro --- Religion --- Bible. --- Leviticus (Book of the Old Testament) --- Lewigi (Book of the Old Testament) --- Newigi (Book of the Old Testament) --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Bible OT. Pentateuch. Leviticus --- 222.3 --- Literature and the Bible --- Literature --- Exodus. Leviticus. Numeri

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Who is Israel? Who were the priestly authors of the Pentateuch? This anthropological reading of the Bible starts by asking why the Book of Numbers lists the 12 tribes of Israel seven times.

Christianity. --- Bible. --- Authorship. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Political aspects. --- Israel, Ancient --- Politics and government. --- Christianity --- Antico Testamento --- Hebrew Bible --- Hebrew Scriptures --- Kitve-ḳodesh --- Miḳra --- Old Testament --- Palaia Diathēkē --- Pentateuch, Prophets, and Hagiographa --- Sean-Tiomna --- Stary Testament --- Tanakh --- Tawrāt --- Torah, Neviʼim, Ketuvim --- Torah, Neviʼim u-Khetuvim --- Velho Testamento --- Religions --- Church history --- Chumash --- Five Books of Moses --- Ḥamishah ḥumshe Torah --- Ḥumash --- Kitāb-i Muqqadas --- Mose Ogyŏng (Book of the Old Testament) --- Pentateuch --- Pi︠a︡toknizhīe Moiseevo --- Sefer Ḥamishah ḥumshe Torah --- Tawrāh --- Torà (Pentateuch) --- Torah (Pentateuch) --- Tʻoris xutʻcigneuli --- Ureta --- תורה --- Haftarot --- Bible --- Criticism, interpretation, etc --- Jews --- History --- Judaism

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Every natural symbol - derived from blood, breath or excrement - carries a social meaning and this work focuses on the ways in which any one culture makes its selections from body symbolism. Each person treats their body as an image of society and the author examines the varieties of ritual and symbolic expression and the patterns of social ritual in which they are embodied.Natural Symbols is a book about religion and it concerns our own society at least as much as any other. It has stimulated new insights into religious and political movements and has provoked re-appraisals of cu

Ethnology --- Religion and sociology. --- Human body --- Body, Human (in religion, folk-lore, etc.) --- Religion and society --- Religious sociology --- Society and religion --- Sociology, Religious --- Sociology and religion --- Sociology of religion --- Sociology --- Religious aspects. --- CORPS HUMAIN --- RITUELS --- SYMBOLISME --- ASPECT RELIGIEUX --- MYTHOLOGIE

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First published in 1982, this is one of Mary Douglas' favourite books. It is based on her meetings with friends in which they attempt to apply the grip/group analysis from Natural Symbols. The essays have been important texts for preparing grid/group exercises ever since. She is still trying to improve the argument of Natural Symbols and is always hoping to find better applications to illustrate the power of the two dimensions used for accurate comparison.

Cognition and culture. --- Perception. --- Ethnopsychology --- Anthropology --- Cross-cultural psychology --- Ethnic groups --- Ethnic psychology --- Folk-psychology --- Indigenous peoples --- National psychology --- Psychological anthropology --- Psychology, Cross-cultural --- Psychology, Ethnic --- Psychology, National --- Psychology, Racial --- Race psychology --- Psychology --- National characteristics --- Supraliminal perception --- Cognition --- Apperception --- Senses and sensation --- Thought and thinking --- Culture and cognition --- Culture --- Ethnophilosophy --- Socialization --- Methodology.

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First published in 1985, Mary Douglas intended Risk and Acceptability as a review of the existing literature on the state of risk theory. Unsatisfied with the current studies of risk, which she found to be flawed by individualistic and psychologistic biases, she instead uses the book to argue risk analysis from an anthropological perspective. Douglas raises questions about rational choice, the provision of public good and the autonomy of the individual.

Sociology & Social History --- Social Sciences --- Social Change