Pollution -- Religious aspects

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PURITY AND DANGER NOW

PURITY AND DANGER NOW: new perspectives
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Mary Douglas's seminal work Purity and Danger continues to be indispensable reading for both students and scholars today. Marking the 50th anniversary of Douglas's classic, the present volume sheds fresh light upon themes raised by Douglas by drawing on recent developments in th…

Pollution and religion in ancient Rome

Pollution and religion in ancient Rome

by Lennon, Jack J.

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Pollution could come from any number of sources in the Roman world. Bodily functions, sexual activity, bloodshed, death - any of these could cause disaster if brought into contact with religion. Its presence could invalidate sacrifices, taint religious officials, and threaten to…

Pollution and religion in ancient Rome

Pollution and religion in ancient Rome

by Lennon, Jack J.

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Pollution could come from any number of sources in the Roman world. Bodily functions, sexual activity, bloodshed, death - any of these could cause disaster if brought into contact with religion. Its presence could invalidate sacrifices, taint religious officials, and threaten to…

Pollution and religion in ancient Rome

Pollution and religion in ancient Rome

by Lennon, Jack J.

0 Type: Book

Pollution could come from any number of sources in the Roman world. Bodily functions, sexual activity, bloodshed, death - any of these could cause disaster if brought into contact with religion. Its presence could invalidate sacrifices, taint religious officials, and threaten to…

Pollution and Crisis in Greek Tragedy

Pollution and Crisis in Greek Tragedy

by Meinel, Fabian

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Pollution is ubiquitous in Greek tragedy: matricidal Orestes seeks purification at Apollo's shrine in Delphi; carrion from Polyneices' unburied corpse fills the altars of Thebes; delirious Phaedra suffers from a 'pollution of the mind'. This book undertakes the first detailed an…