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Philip Thody
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Athlone Pr
Publication date
June 1, 1997
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780485121162
ISBN-10
0485121166
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$27.95
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: From Leviticus on what to eat, to the permissible and impermissible in modern life, taboos have set the rules, written and unwritten, throughout the ages, for what we say, what we wear, what we do from day-to-day. This dictionary provides an historical account of how taboos have operated down the ages, in different societies and realms of life: in sex, birth and death; food, drink and excretion; dress, hairstyle and gesture; gender, race and religion; art, literature, theatre and film; language, religion and science.
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from Athlone Pr (June 1, 1997)
9780485121162 | details & prices | List price $27.95
About: From Leviticus on what to eat, to the permissible and impermissible in modern life, taboos have set the rules, written and unwritten, throughout the ages, for what we say, what we wear, what we do from day-to-day.
About: From Leviticus on what to eat, to the permissible and impermissible in modern life, taboos have set the rules, written and unwritten, throughout the ages, for what we say, what we wear, what we do from day-to-day.
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