{"product_id":"taboo-truth-and-religion-9781571817129","title":"Taboo, Truth and Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n\tFranz Steiner's study of \u003ci\u003eTaboo\u003c\/i\u003e is internationally recognized as a classic in its field. In a newly researched introductory chapter, based on a thorough study of Steiner's unpublished papers, this edition for the first time places the book in its context and offers a new reading of the text. More than just a critique of existing taboo theories, as it has often been seen, this study offers a profound analysis of danger behavior and pollution in \"non-civilized\" societies. This provided an important starting-point for Mary Douglas' \u003ci\u003ePurity and Danger\u003c\/i\u003e. A key aspect of Steiner's achievement lies in his attempt to reconcile detailed, faithful ethnographic analysis with anthropological comparison. His analysis of taboo thus provides a case study with wide-ranging ramifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\tThis new edition makes a classic text available once again to students and general readers. A major new introduction based on archival research offers, for the first time, a biography and critical study of Franz Steiner; it not only places him in the context of British and European thought but also shows his importance for contemporary debates, among them deconstruction and Orientalism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jeremy Adler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48278554050811,"sku":"9781571817129","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781571817129_c9c520ae-e4a2-4027-85ad-96eea1c1766b.jpg?v=1772484959","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/taboo-truth-and-religion-9781571817129","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}