The elementary forms of the religious life
a study in religious sociology.
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Word Count
114,000 words, Guess
Page Count
456 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveelementaryformso1915durk
- Internet Archiveelementaryformso00durkrich
- Library of Congress Control Number15024224
- OCLC Control Number669744
- Open LibraryOL14006036M
Classifications
- LCCGN470 .D8 1915
Description
"In The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (1912), Emile Durkheim set himself the task of discovering the enduring source of human social identity. He investigated what he considered to be the simplest form of documented religion - totemism among the Aborigines of Australia. Aboriginal religion was an avenue '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 socially lies at the heart of Durkheim's exploration, in which religion embodies the beliefs that shape our moral universe."--BOOK JACKET.
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