Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Author of "Purity & Danger" Dies...

Rest in Peace, Mary Douglas.

3 Comments:

Blogger elizabeth said...

wow. memory eternal. this is not the first time i have learned of someone (through your blog) whose work i should look into and who have fallen asleep....

thanks so much for letting us know...

12:09 PM  
Blogger Matthew Francis said...

Mary Douglas' work really introduced me to the concept of "sacred space," which I've spent a lot of time thinking about.

2:03 PM  
Blogger sasha said...

matt. sitting here one-handed typing wiyh anya at breast. wow. i remember reading md on the lawns of christchurch in oxford. she was an important source for me for my ma dissertation when discussing temple purity.

and many congrats to krista. guess that takes us back to the xmas conversation we had at yours awhile back. does this mean you are soon uk bound?

7:24 AM  

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