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A comprehensive selection of readings from Durkheim's writings on religion, providing a summary of his work and overview of the development of his thinking.
The famous French sociologist Émile Durkheim is universally recognised as one of the founding fathers of sociology as an academic discipline. He wrote on the division of labour, methodology, suicide and education, but his most prolific and influential works were his writings on religion, which culminated in his controversial book The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life. Although his influence continued long after his death in 1917, this is the first book to provide a detailed look at the whole of his work in the field of religion.
Durkheim on Religion is a selection of readings from Durkheim's writings on religion, presented in order of original publication, ranging from early reviews to articles and extracts from his books. Also included are detailed bibliographies and abstracts together with contributions by such writers as Van Gennep, Goldenweiser and Stanner.
This book will be invaluable to those studying sociology and anthropology, but will also be of interest to those studying the history or philosophy of religion, as well as to anyone with an interest in Durkheim.
The famous French sociologist Émile Durkheim is universally recognised as one of the founding fathers of sociology as an academic discipline. He wrote on the division of labour, methodology, suicide and education, but his most prolific and influential works were his writings on religion, which culminated in his controversial book The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life. Although his influence continued long after his death in 1917, this is the first book to provide a detailed look at the whole of his work in the field of religion.
Durkheim on Religion is a selection of readings from Durkheim's writings on religion, presented in order of original publication, ranging from early reviews to articles and extracts from his books. Also included are detailed bibliographies and abstracts together with contributions by such writers as Van Gennep, Goldenweiser and Stanner.
This book will be invaluable to those studying sociology and anthropology, but will also be of interest to those studying the history or philosophy of religion, as well as to anyone with an interest in Durkheim.
Price: $39.95
Pages: 390
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: James Clarke
Publication Date:
27 January 2011
Trim Size: 8.46 X 5.47 in
ISBN: 9780227173459
Format: Paperback
Acknowledgements
The translations
Notation
Abbreviations
Introduction
Durkheim
1. Review. 'Herbert Spencer - Ecclesiatical Institutions'
2. Review. 'Guyau - L'Irréligion de l'avenir'
3. Suicide. Book II, chapter 2
4. 'Individualism and the intellectuals'
5. 'Concerning the definition of religious phenomena'
6. Note. 'Religious systems of primitive societies' (I)
7. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life: the Totemic System in Australia
8. Note. 'Religious systems of primitive societies' (II)
9. Review. 'Lévy-Bruhl - Les Fonctions mentales dans les sociétés inférieures' and 'Durkheim - Les Formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse'
10. Review with M. Mauss. 'Frazer - Totemism and Exogamy' and 'Durkheim - Les Formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse'
11. Contribution to discussion. 'Religious sentiment at the present time'
12. Moral Education. Introduction
Other authors
13. A. van Gennep
14. A.A. Goldenweiser
15. G. Richard
16. W.E.H. Stanner
Bibliography
Abstracts. Durkheim and Religion
A note on the life of Gaston Richard and certain aspects of his work
Name index
Subject index
The translations
Notation
Abbreviations
Introduction
Durkheim
1. Review. 'Herbert Spencer - Ecclesiatical Institutions'
2. Review. 'Guyau - L'Irréligion de l'avenir'
3. Suicide. Book II, chapter 2
4. 'Individualism and the intellectuals'
5. 'Concerning the definition of religious phenomena'
6. Note. 'Religious systems of primitive societies' (I)
7. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life: the Totemic System in Australia
8. Note. 'Religious systems of primitive societies' (II)
9. Review. 'Lévy-Bruhl - Les Fonctions mentales dans les sociétés inférieures' and 'Durkheim - Les Formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse'
10. Review with M. Mauss. 'Frazer - Totemism and Exogamy' and 'Durkheim - Les Formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse'
11. Contribution to discussion. 'Religious sentiment at the present time'
12. Moral Education. Introduction
Other authors
13. A. van Gennep
14. A.A. Goldenweiser
15. G. Richard
16. W.E.H. Stanner
Bibliography
Abstracts. Durkheim and Religion
A note on the life of Gaston Richard and certain aspects of his work
Name index
Subject index