Durkheim's sociology of religion : themes and theories
by W. S. F. Pickering
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Religion is central to Durkheim's theory of society, and his work laid most of the foundations of the sociology of religion. Daring and brilliant though his analysis was, its bold claims and questionable premises has made it the subject of ongoing academic debate. Durkheim's work on the subject reached a peak with the publication in 1912 of what turned out to be a classic in its field, The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life. No other book has explained Durkheim's views on religion using show more the whole corpus of his writings. Dr Pickering shows how Durkheim's position developed and explains the. show lessTags
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This was a very boring read. That said, it probably wasn't meant to be read cover-to-cover by a non-academic "layman" .
Its useful in explaining how Durkheim's ideas about religion have been influential or criticized in the past century.
Its useful in explaining how Durkheim's ideas about religion have been influential or criticized in the past century.
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- Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Sociology, History
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- 306.6092 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social Behavior - Dating, Marriage, Divorce Religious institutions Biography And History Biography
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- BL60 .P53 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Religions. Mythology. Rationalism Religions. Mythology. Rationalism Philosophy of religion. Psychology of religion. Religion
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