Durkheim on Religion (American Academy of Religion Texts and Translations Series)

By Émile Durkheim

Book Overview

This volume brings together a comprehensive selection of 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555409814
• ISBN13: 9781555409814
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"