Douglas, Mary
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Birthname | Margaret Mary Tew | ||||
born on | 25 March 1921 at 05:10 (= 05:10 AM ) | ||||
Place | San Remo, Italy, 43n49, 7e46 | ||||
Timezone | CET h1e (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
British anthropologist, known for her writings on human culture and symbolism, 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.
Her reputation was established by her most celebrated book, Purity and Danger (1966).
She died on 16 May 2007 in London.
Source Notes
Bordoni quotes Sanremo registary office.
The entry was corrected on 31 Jan 2021, there had been a mistyped date entered before.
Categories
- Vocation : Science : Anthropology