An anthropological of examination of showers, baths and bubble baths and the fact that our daily ablutions are more about purity than hygiene.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com
Is cleanliness next to godliness? What does such a concept really mean? Why does it recur as a universal theme across all societies? And what are the implications for the unclean? In Purity and Danger Mary Douglas identifies the concern for purity as a key theme at the heart of every society. In lively and lucid prose she explains its relevance for every reader by revealing its wide-ranging impact on our attitudes to society, values, cosmology and knowledge. This book has been hugely influenti| Routledge & CRC Press
An anthropological analysis of our attitudes towards urine - especially in toilets, showers and, er, sinks.| silentbutdeadly.substack.com