On Durkheim's Elementary Forms of Religious Life

On Durkheim's Elementary Forms of Religious Life PDF Author: N.J. Allen
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134715013
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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Book Description
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 * the nature of contemporary religion The contributors also explore cutting-edge debates about the notion of the soul and collective rituals.