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Forbidden Fruits Taboos and Tabooism in Culture Edited by Ray B. Browne Popular Culture One of the firmest grips held on culture is that of taboos, so deeply rooted are they in human psyche and viscera: they are matters of bone and muscle. The immediate and automatic response that taboos call forth is almost blind and always difficult to overcome.   Yet overcome taboos we must. Any civilization beating its way toward improvement must bring the taboos of its people to the light of reason, examine them and discard those that for any of many reasons are useless or dangerous.   This volume examines the concept of taboos and tabooism and a dozen powerful ones in our society and suggests the control they exert on our everyday lives. Media & bookseller inquiries regarding review copies, events, and interviews can be directed to the publicity department at publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu or (608) 263-0734. (If you want to examine a book for possible course use, please see our Course Books page. If you want to examine a book for possible rights licensing, please see Rights & Permissions.)

1984 LC: 84-071938 HM 200 pp. 6 x 9 5 b/w photos, 5 b/w illus., 1 b/w fig. ISBN 978-0-87972-255-5 Cloth $22.95 t ISBN 978-0-87972-256-2 Paper $10.95 t Add titles to your shopping cart by clicking on the "Add this book to cart" link above. You can submit your order electronically, paying for it with your credit card. Click here for a further explanation of the shopping cart feature Never ordered from us before? Read this first.

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