The Elementary Forms Of The Religious Life - A Study In Religious Sociology (Hardcover)

In The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (1912), Emile Durkheim sets himself the task of discovering the enduring source of human social identity. He investigates what he considered to be the simplest form of documented religion - totemism among the Aborigines of Australia. For Durkheim,
studying Aboriginal religion was a way 'to yield an understanding of the religious nature of man, by showing us an essential and permanent aspect of humanity'. The need and capacity of men and women to relate to one another socially lies at the heart of Durkheim's exploration, in which religion
embodies the beliefs that shape our moral universe.
The Elementary Forms has been applauded and debated by sociologists, anthropologists, ethnographers, philosophers, and theologians, and continues to speak to new generations about the intriguing origin and nature of religion and society. This new, lightly abridged edition provides an excellent
introduction to Durkheim's ideas.

General

Imprint:	Kessinger Publishing Co
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2005
First published:	December 2005
Authors:	Emile Durkheim
Translators:	Joseph Ward Swain
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
Pages:	472
ISBN-13:	978-1-4326-2167-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms
LSN:	1-4326-2167-X
Barcode:	9781432621674

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