num_pages: 240
description: This is the first collection of essays to be published on Durkheim's masterpiece The Elementary Forms of Religious Life . It represents the work of the most important international Durkheim scholars from the fields of anthropology, philosophy and sociology. The essays focus on key topics * the method Durkheim adopted in his study* the role of ritual and belief in society* the nature of contemporary religionThe contributors also explore cutting-edge debates about the notion of the soul and collective rituals.
language: English
title: On Durkheim's Elementary Forms of Religious Life
titlecomplete: On Durkheim's Elementary Forms of Religious Life (Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought)
genres: Philosophy, Religion
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Routledge