On Durkheim's Elementary Forms of Religious Life

by N.J. Allen (Editor ), W.S.F. Pickering (Editor ), William Watts Miller (Editor )

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 religion
The contributors also explore cutting-edge debates about the notion of the soul and collective rituals.

Genres: Religion

240 pages, Hardcover

First published February 19, 1998