{"product_id":"taboo-truth-and-religion-jeremy-adler-9781571817129","title":"Taboo, Truth and Religion","description":"\u003cp\u003e Franz Steiner's study of \u003ci\u003eTaboo\u003c\/i\u003e is internationally recognized as a classic in its field. In a newly researched introductory chapter, based on a thorough study of Steiner's unpublished papers, this edition for the first time places the book in its context and offers a new reading of the text. More than just a critique of existing taboo theories, as it has often been seen, this study offers a profound analysis of danger behavior and pollution in \"non-civilized\" societies. This provided an important starting-point for Mary Douglas' \u003ci\u003ePurity and Danger\u003c\/i\u003e. A key aspect of Steiner's achievement lies in his attempt to reconcile detailed, faithful ethnographic analysis with anthropological comparison. His analysis of taboo thus provides a case study with wide-ranging ramifications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This new edition makes a classic text available once again to students and general readers. A major new introduction based on archival research offers, for the first time, a biography and critical study of Franz Steiner; it not only places him in the context of British and European thought but also shows his importance for contemporary debates, among them deconstruction and Orientalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Adler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571817123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571817129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 5.42w x 0.66d","brand":"Jeremy Adler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44068625809663,"sku":"9781571817129","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e41a47db-caa2-430f-8fd1-3ca6c7af1eea.jpg?v=1685420088","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/taboo-truth-and-religion-jeremy-adler-9781571817129","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}