This book has been hugely influential in many areas of debate from religion to social theory with a specially commissioned preface by the author which assesses the continuing significance of the work this routledge classics edition will ensure that purity and danger continues to challenge question and inspire for many years to come. Purity and danger is acknowledged as a modern masterpiece of anthropology it is widely cited in non anthropological works and gave rise to a body of application rebuttal and development within anthropology purity and danger is acknowledged as a modern masterpiece of anthropology it is widely cited in non anthropological works and gave rise to a body of application rebuttal and development . Purity and danger an analysis of concepts of pollution and taboo professor mary douglas mary douglas limited preview 2013 an analysis of concepts of pollution and taboo routledge classics author mary douglas publisher routledge 2003 isbn 1134438230 9781134438235 length 208 pages subjects social science . An analysis of the concepts of pollution and taboo london and new york first published in 1966 ark edition 1984 ark paperbacks is an imprint of routledge kegan paul ltd simultaneously published in the usa and canada by routledge 29 west 35th street new york ny 10001 purity and danger taboo. Purity and danger an analysis of concept of pollution and taboo volume 2 of mary douglas collected works volume 2 of oeuvre mary douglas routledge classics issn 2690 9553 volume 2 of works mary douglas authors mary douglas professor mary douglas contributor mary douglas edition reprint publisher psychology press 2002 isbn