Compulsory
reading
•Douglas,
M. (2004) [1970]. The two bodies. In Douglas, M., Natural symbols, pp.
72-91. Taylor & Francis e-Library.
Recommended
reading
•Douglas,
M. (2007) [1970]. The two bodies, pp. 78-81. In Fraser, M., Greco, M., The body:
A reader. Routledge,
Oxon, New York.
Guiding
questions
•Which
two bodies are at stake?
•What
is the relationship between them?
•What
kind of role plays symbols in this relationship?
•What
kind of role plays control in it?
•What
is the role of understanding and experience in this process?
•What
is the purity rule?
Discussion
questions
•Can
you think about more examples of these two bodies relationship expression?
•In
relation to gender, beauty, eating, illness, health, sexual behaviour, death?
•What
is the difference between the approaches to body-society relationships of Mauss and
Douglas?