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Mary Douglas
Mary Douglas | |
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| Born | Margaret Mary Tew 25 March 1921 |
| Died | 16 May 2007 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Known for | Purity and Danger, Natural Symbols, Cultural theory of risk |
| Awards | FBA, CBE, DBE |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Social anthropology, Comparative religion |
| Institutions | University College London, Russell Sage Foundation, Northwestern University, Princeton University |
| Doctoral advisor | E. E. Evans-Pritchard |
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Dame Mary Douglas, DBE FBA (25 March 1921 – 16 May 2007) was a British anthropologist, known for her writings on human culture, symbolism and risk, whose area of speciality was social anthropology. Douglas was considered a follower of Émile Durkheim and a proponent of structuralist analysis, with a strong interest in comparative religion.[1][2]
- ^ Fardon, Richard (2018). Immortality yet? Or, the permanence of Mary Douglas. Anthropology Today, 34.4, August, 23–26.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (22 May 2007). "Dame Mary Douglas, 86, a Wide-Ranging Anthropologist, Is Dead". The New York Times.
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