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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453723603321

Titolo

Essays in the sociology of perception / / edited by Mary Douglas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2013

©1982

ISBN

1-315-88886-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (678 p.)

Collana

Mary Douglas collected works ; ; volume VIII

Altri autori (Persone)

DouglasMary <1921-2007.>

Disciplina

349

Soggetti

Cognition and culture

Perception

Ethnopsychology - Methodology

Anthropology - Methodology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reprint. Originally published in 1982.

First issued in paperback in 2010.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part one. Perspectives on method -- part two. Comparative studies in history and the history of ideas -- part three. Close focus on selected cosmologies.

Sommario/riassunto

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.