Mary Douglas

Essays on the Sociology of Perception

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9780415606660
• ISBN-10: 0415606667
• Artikelnr.: 57044309

Autorenporträt

Mary Douglas

Inhaltsangabe

1: Perspectives On Method
Introduction
1: One- And Two-Dimensional Models Of The Distribution Of Beliefs
2: A Three-Dimensional Model
3: Giving The Grid/Group Dimensions An Operational Definition
4: Twenty Industrial Scientists: A Preliminary Exercise
5: A Note On Styles In Accounting
2: Comparative Studies In History And The History Of Ideas
Introduction
6: 'Les Gens De Lettres': An Interpretation
7: The Political Culture Of Warring States China
8: Reflexivity In Festival And Other Cultural Events
9: Polyhedra And The Abominations Of Leviticus: Cognitive Styles In Mathematics
10: Cognitive Styles In Geology
3: Close Focus On Selected Cosmologies
Introduction
11: The Perception Of Time And Space In Egalitarian Sects: A Millenarian Cosmology
12: Spectral Evidence: The Witchcraft Cosmology Of Salem Village In 1692
13: The Problem Of The Centre: An Autonomous Cosmology