Durkheim on Religion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781555409814)

This volume brings together a comprehensive selection of ﾉmile Durkheim's writings on religion. Besides helping to establish the discipline of sociology in France, Durkheim is widely recognized as one of the founding figures in the modern study of religion. Included are important sections of The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (1912), some of Durkheim's early reviews, articles, and extracts from books. The volume also contains comprehensive bibliographies, and early reviews of Durkheim's work on religion by such writers as van Gennep, Goldenwieser, Stanner, and the French sociologist Gaston Richard.

Author: ﾉmile Durkheim
ISBN-10: 1555409814
ISBN-13: 9781555409814
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 01/02/1994
Pages: 392
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.54w x 0.98d