On Durkheim's Elementary Forms of Religious Life

by Nicholas J. Allen (Editor), W. Watts Miller (Editor), W. S. F. Pickering (Editor)

Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

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This is the first collection of essays to be published on Durkheim's masterpiece The elementary forms of religious life. It represents the work of the most important international Durkheim scholars from the fields of anthropology, philosophy and sociology. The essays focus on key topics including: the method Durkheim adopted in his study, the role of ritual and belief in society, and the nature of contemporary religion. The contributors also explore cutting-edge debates about the notion of show more the soul and collective rituals. show less

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On Durkheim's Elementary Forms of Religious Life

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Nonfiction, Sociology, Religion & Spirituality
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306.6Society, government, & cultureSocial sciences, sociology & anthropologySocial Behavior - Dating, Marriage, DivorceReligious institutions
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GN470 .D83 .O69Geography, Anthropology and RecreationAnthropologyAnthropologyEthnology. Social and cultural anthropologyCultural traits, customs, and institutionsIntellectual life
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