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"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."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
Free Press
Language
English
Pages
464

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Cover of: The elementary forms of religious life
The elementary forms of religious life
2001, Oxford University Press
in English
Cover of: The elementary forms of religious life
The elementary forms of religious life
1995, Free Press
in English
Cover of: The elementary forms of the religious life
The elementary forms of the religious life
1976, Allen and Unwin
in English - 2nd ed.
Cover of: The elementary forms of the religious life
The elementary forms of the religious life
1965, Free Press
in English
Cover of: The elementary forms of the religious life
Cover of: The elementary forms of the religious life
Cover of: The elementary forms of the religious life
The elementary forms of the religious life
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ethnographic map of Australia on endpapers.

Published in
New York
Other Titles
Religious life

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306.6
Library of Congress
GN470 .D813 1995, GN470 .D8 1965, GN470.D813 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
lxiii, 464 p. :
Number of pages
464

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1115119M
Internet Archive
elementaryformsr00durk_891
ISBN 10
0029079365, 0029079373
LCCN
94041128
OCLC/WorldCat
31605085
Library Thing
113418
Goodreads
1843413
465043

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