What did our nation ever do to provoke these madly vicious enemies? What is seen as injustice in one place is seen as just requital in the other. Mary Douglas enemyinjusticemadly Change image and share on social
Hierarchy works well in a stable environment. Mary Douglas environmenthierarchystable Change image and share on social
I have increasingly, over the years, felt that religion today does our civilization more harm than good. Mary Douglas civilizationfeltgood Change image and share on social
Just in our lifetime our society has become looser and more private, it becomes extremely difficult to hold to any permanent commitment whatever, least of all to organized religion. Mary Douglas commitmentdifficultextremely Change image and share on social
I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too. Mary Douglas convinceenclavelive Change image and share on social
The history of the Church of Rome is a constant leakage of members into such breakaway cults, which go on splitting. Mary Douglas breakawaychurchconstant Change image and share on social
Every year the progress of advanced capitalist society makes our population consist of more and more isolates. This is because of the infrastructure of the economy, especially electronic communications. Mary Douglas advancecapitalistcommunication share on social
Real equality is immensely difficult to achieve, it needs continual revision and monitoring of distributions. And it does not provide buffers between members, so they are continually colliding or frustrating each other. Mary Douglas achievebuffercollide share on social
It seems true that the growth of science and secularism made organized Christianity feel under threat. Mary Douglas christianityfeelgrowth Change image and share on social
Any great organization can go through sectarian phases. Mary Douglas greatorganizationphase Change image and share on social
