Matter Out of Place: Anthropological Explorations of Bodies, Dirt and Morality b

Description: Matter Out of Place by Rebecca Lynch, Roland Littlewood, Joseph Calabrese Anthropologists often use pollution to refer to social and individual challenges to a cultural idea of purity, which may be seen in terms of religious practice, foodstuffs and social differentiation. It has been used as a trope to explore ideas of dirt and place, moral inversion and reinforcement, disgust and taboo.The book is an invitation to consider the continued relevance of Mary Douglas conceptualization of pollution and dirt as matter out of place in relation to contemporary circumstances. Its ethnographic and theoretical contributions cover diverse contexts, ranging from Europe to Africa, the Caribbean, India and Outer Space. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Rebecca Lynch is Lecturer in Medical Anthropology at the University of Exeter. Her work explores the body and biomedicine, particularly bodily fluids and boundaries, bodily relations with non-humans (e.g., technologies), morality and biomedical categorization. Table of Contents Introduction: Anthropological Ideas of Pollution Revisited: Categories, Values and the Legacy of Mary DouglasRebecca Lynch and Roland LittlewoodPart I: Bodies, Dirt and PlaceChapter 1. Three Achievements of Dirt: Disgust, Humour, EmphasisSjaak van der GeestAppendix: Akan (Twi) Proverbs about Shit and Related TermsChapter 2. Leaky Bodies and The Dynamic Relationality of Matter and PlaceRebecca Lynch Chapter 3. Yesterdays Coffee Is Tomorrows Coffee: The Body, Human Waste and Off-World LivingAaron Parkhurst and David JeevendrampillaiPart II: Notions of Purity and Moral InversionChapter 4. Filth As Faith: Stories Of Antinomian PollutionRoland LittlewoodChapter 5. Orgasmic Excess and Orgasmic Alienation: Capitalism as PollutionEllie ReynoldsChapter 6. Psychopharmacological Purity Doctrines and The Inertia of Cruelty: Using Mary Douglas and René Girard to Understand the War on DrugsJoseph CalabresePart III: DisgustChapter 7. The Abominations of Leviticus Reconsidered: Anthropology and Psychology of PollutionSimon DeinChapter 8. The Power of Taboo: Anthropological and Neurocognitive PerspectivesQuinton DeeleyAfterword: Radioactive Pollution in Nevada and Kazakhstan: A Non-Scientific Voice for VictimsAndré SingerIndex Review "The chapters are engaging and of an ambitious nature. I found the collection to be highly readable and also liked the array of different topics and perspectives covered." • Kirsten Bell, Imperial College Details ISBN1805396838 Author Joseph Calabrese Pages 204 Publisher Berghahn Books ISBN-13 9781805396833 Format Hardcover Imprint Berghahn Books Subtitle Anthropological Explorations of Bodies, Dirt and Morality Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Joseph Calabrese Audience Professional & Vocational ISBN-10 1805396838 Year 2025 Publication Date 2025-01-01 UK Release Date 2025-01-01 DEWEY 301 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168925091;

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