Food in the Social Order : Vol. 9: Studies of Food and Festivities in Three American Communities

First published in 1980, this book provides an overview of E.E. Evans-Pritchard's approach to anthropology. His seminal works on the Azande and the Nuer had an immense impact on the field in Britain. He wrote these works in his thirties and forties, after which time he became chair of anthropology at Oxford. His pupils and colleagues from his days as the head of Institute of Social Anthropology went from Oxford to complete the institutional establishment of social anthropology. In this book Douglas links the development of her own theories to her training under Evans-Pritchard at the instit.;Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgments; Contents; Biographical Note; i / Introduction; ii / Human Mental Faculties; iii / The Continuity of Evans-Pritchard's Program; iv / Fieldwork Methods; v / Accountability among the Azande; vi / Accountability among the Nuer; vii / Reasoning and Memory; viii / Nuer Religion; ix / Contradiction; x / Evans-Pritchard's Contemporary Influence; Short Bibliography; Index. Mary Douglas is a central figure within British social anthropology. Studying under Evans-Pritchard at Oxford immediately after the second world war, she formed part of the group of anthropologists who established social anthropology's standing in the world of scholarship. Her works, spanning the second half of the twentieth century, have been widely read and her theories applied across the social sciences and humanities. While her research in the Congo clearly inspired her later studies, Douglas also applied her theories to Western societies and thus played a crucial role in normalizing the contemporary acceptance of the West as a legitimate field of anthropological investigation. Douglas' work has excited debate in such diverse areas as economics, religion, philosophy, the sociology of food, and risk analysis. This collection reproduces, in facsimile, twelve of Mary Douglas's groundbreaking works, all of which are also available for individual purchase. The first volume includes a new introduction written by Douglas for this collection.

first Published In 1984, This Work Is A Cross-cultural Study Of The Moral And Social Meaning Of Food. It Is A Collection Of Articles By Douglas And Her Colleagues Covering The Food System Of The Oglala Sioux, The Food Habits Of Families In Rural North Carolina, Meal Formats In An Italian-american Community Near Philadelphia. It Also Includes A Grid/group Analysis Of Food Consumption.

Annotation First published in 1984, This work is a cross-cultural study of the moral and social meaning of food. It is a collection of articles by Douglas and her colleagues covering the food system of the Oglala Sioux, the food habits of families in rural North Carolina, meal formats in an Italian-American community near Philadelphia. It also includes a grid/group analysis of food consumption First published in 1984, This work is a cross-cultural study of the moral and social meaning of food. It is a collection of articles by Douglas and her colleagues covering the food systems of those from different cultures and backgrounds. 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. This collection reproduces, in facsimilie, 12 of Mary Douglas's groundbreaking works. The first volume includes a new introduction, written by Douglas.