Purity and Danger

Who recommended it

1. 

   Mary Beard English classicist (born 1955)

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2009 Five Books interview “The best books on Ancient History in Modern Life”.

   Listed in the source as “Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo”.

   The best books on Ancient History in Modern Life↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 29 Oct 2009 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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