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Encyclopedia of Taboos by Lynn Rosemary Holden is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Encyclopedia of Taboos about?

From ancient times to the present, taboos have affected our societies, as demonstrated in this encyclopedia full of unusual information from around the world. The topic of taboos has rarely been discussed in any comprehensive way in recent years, as though the word itself has become taboo in our efforts to dispel the myth of the irrationality of supposedly 'primitive' cultures. The Encyclopedia of Taboos is a mine of unusual information from around the world, including a comprehensive analysis of individual taboos from the ancient world to the present day, covering both well- and lesser-known examples. The AZ articles cover the topics naturally associated with the concept of tabooincest, cannibalism, pollution, food, art, dress, sex, and deathand also the foremost writers on the subject, including Sigmund Freud, Mary Douglas, Edmund Leach, Franz Steiner, and Frederick Barth.

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Author

Lynn Rosemary Holden

Publisher

ABC-CLIO; Bloomsbury

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9781576070697

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Anthropology, History