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The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life

Paperback • 2008 • English

The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life

By Émile Durkheim, Joseph Ward Swain

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About the book

In this 1912 classic, a founder of modern sociology seeks the enduring source of human social identity. Émile Durkheim presents a remarkably accessible examination of animism, naturism, totemism, myth, and ritual. His intriguing views and ultimate conclusion—that the source of religion and morality lies in collective consciousness, rather than in individual minds—remains a topic of debate among sociologists, anthropologists, ethnographers, philosophers, and theologians. Durkheim edited L'Année S...Show more

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ISBN

9780486454566

Publisher

Courier Corporation

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life

Format

Paperback

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