A guarantee of safety, a cautionary tale or a celebration? Popularity of true crime narratives through the lens of Mary Douglas’s concepts of pollution and defilement
The fascination with crime, hastily described by some as a symptom of moral degradation of Western culture, seems to be a defence mechanism used by individuals to deal with social transgressions and anomalies represented by serious crimes. The aim of this article is to analyse the growing popularit...
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| Language: | English |
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Polish Ethnological Society
2021-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Folklore and Popular Culture |
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| Online Access: | https://apcz.umk.pl/LL/article/view/36184 |