Durkheim's Sociology of Religion: Themes and Theories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780227172971)

Religion is central to Durkheim's theory of society, and his work laid most of the foundations of the sociology of religion. Daring and brilliant though his analysis was, its bold claims and questionable premises has made it the subject of ongoing academic debate. Durkheim's work on the subject reached a peak with the publication in 1912 of what turned out to be a classic in its field, The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life. No other book has explained Durkheim's views on religion using thewhole corpus of his writings. Dr Pickering shows how Durkheim's position developed and explains the themes and theories that run through Durkheim's work. This includes Durkheim's attitude towards secularisation and Christian churches, as well as hisnotion of the contemporary cult of the individual.

Author: Wsf Pickering
ISBN-10: 0227172973
ISBN-13: 9780227172971
Publisher: James Clarke Company
Language: English
Published: 05/28/2009
Pages: 604
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.72lbs
Size: 8.55h x 5.54w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2010 pg. 15