{"product_id":"9781571817112","title":"Taboo, Truth and Religion","description":"\tFranz Steiner's study of Taboo 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 In a newly researched introductory chapter, based on a thorough study of Steiner's unpublished papers, this edition for the first time places the book in its context and offers a new reading of the text.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' Purity and Danger. 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.\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.","brand":"Jeremy Adler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46943889621310,"sku":"9781571817112","price":5530.12,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9781571817112_7f1c4e79-15c2-4cec-be7b-8dcc14f68ee5.jpg?v=1707558739","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9781571817112","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}