Rules and Meanings: The Anthropology of Everyday Knowledge

by Mary Douglas

Book Overview

First published in 1973, Rules and Meanings is an anthology of works that form part of Mary Douglas' struggle to devise an anthropological modernism conducive to her opposition to reputedly modernizing trends in contemporary society. The collection contains works by Wittgenstein, Schutz, Husserl, Hertz and other continentals. The underlying themes of the anthology are the construction of meaning, the force of hidden background assumptions, tacit conventions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140807128
• ISBN13: 9780140807127
• Release Date: May 1977
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 5.0"