Douglas, Mary

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Name
Douglas, Mary Gender: F
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)
Data source
Quoted BC/BR
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Bordoni
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_aricol.18.gif 03°59' s_mo.18.gif s_libcol.18.gif 21°15 Asc.s_aqucol.18.gif 28°22'



Portrait of Mary Douglas 
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Mary Douglas
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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.

Link to Wikipedia biography

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