false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173821410m/332155.jpg 332155 15 'If religion generated everything that is essential in society, this is because the idea of society is the soul of religion.' 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. The Elementary Forms has been applauded and debated by sociologists, anthropologists, ethnographers, philosophers, and theologians, and continues to speak to new generations about the origin and nature of religion and society. This new, lightly abridged edition provides an excellent introduction to Durkheim's ideas. 322745 1965 The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (Oxford World's Classics) total:224|5:57|4:87|3:58|2:19|1:3| 224 848 352 20 4 0 false false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 10:47:27 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 12:11:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Mar 29 11:43:54 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 11:44:59 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 23:09:41 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 03:51:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 15:46:32 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 15:56:39 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Jan 26 22:41:53 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 22:49:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Jul 19 08:38:10 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 08:39:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jan 30 20:10:18 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 20:11:34 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 07 07:56:36 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 07:58:27 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 06 05:53:05 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 05:54:06 -0800 2009 I wish that every divinity student --no matter their tradition-- had to read this cover to cover. ]]> 1 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Tue Aug 07 04:08:13 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 07 04:12:53 -0700 2007 I have to admit that ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jun 10 11:30:13 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 11:30:13 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 16 19:57:58 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 22 10:28:14 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 16 19:56:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 30 15:15:03 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 16:38:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 02 19:53:45 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 19:55:42 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jun 10 07:54:15 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 07:54:45 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Oct 16 05:31:29 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 16 05:32:29 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jul 06 18:59:30 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 19:02:15 -0700 2007 5 0 true false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun Feb 10 14:46:45 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 14:47:44 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 28 17:20:52 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 17:22:48 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Sun Jun 08 22:38:16 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 22:38:16 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=332155