Weiss, Daniel H.

Purity and Danger Now. New Perspectives

by Duschinsky, Robbie, Schnall, Simone, Weiss, Daniel H.

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Mary Douglas's seminal Purity and Danger (Routledge, 1966) continues to be crucial reading for students and scholars. Published in the 50th anniversary year, Purity and Danger Now sets out to shed fresh light upon the themes raised by Douglas by drawing on recent developments in…

Purity and danger now: new perspectives

by Duschinsky, Robbie, Schnall, Simone, Weiss, Daniel H.

0 Type: Book

Pt. 1. Anthropology -- pt. 2. Psychology -- pt. 3. Humanities : religious studies and the arts.

This volume is the first-ever collection of essays devoted to the Lurianic concept of tsimtsum. It contains eighteen studies in philosophy, theology, and intellectual history, which demonstrate the historical development of this notion and its evolving meaning: from the Hebrew B…