The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life
by Durkheim, Émile; Swain, Joseph WardFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-04-04
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Summary
In this 1912 classic, a founder of modern sociology examines animism, naturism, totemism, myth, and ritual. Durkheim maintains that the source of religion and morality lies in collective consciousness, rather than in individual minds. His intriguing views are still a topic of debate among sociologists, anthropologists, ethnographers, philosophers, and theologians.
Table of Contents
Religious Sociology and the Theory of Knowledge
Book I: Preliminary Questions
Definition of Religious Phenomena and of Religion
Leading Conceptions ofo the Elementary Religion
Totemism as an Elementary Religion
Book II: The Elementary Beliefs
Totemic Beliefs
Origins of these Beliefs
The Idea of the Soul
The Idea of Spirits and Gods
Book III: The Principal Ritual Attitudes
The Negative Cult and its Functions
The Positive Cult
Piacular Rites and the Ambiguity of the Notion of Sacredness
Conclusion
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