Cultural theory is one of the areas is one of the areas in which one does not get to see the lot of work The same is the case with the work of the Mary Douglas as it is one of the few books in the genre that talks about the anthropology and the cultural theories that are witnessed in the region It is one of the more well known works of the author Keeping in mind some of her work during this paper it would be seen that how the concept of the purity is discussed in her work Context and Meaning of the Book One of the key things that are discussed in the book is those words and the contexts that are given to the word dirt The book talks in detail about the different considerations that are witnessed in the several cultures about the way purity and dirt are always seen a bit of an antithesis of each other At the same time the concept of sanctity and purity is also one of the areas where one can see some interesting conversations How clean and unclean is perceived in different societies and their relative impact is one of the key things discussed in the book Perception of Purity One of the key thing that is discussed in this book is the fact that how the complex and sophisticated setup It is needed to be developed to make sure that the pollution that is rampant at any point in time at a time and this is one of the key things that is discussed during the book