Durkheim on Religion, edited by W. S. F. Pickering – a selection of Émile Durkheim's writings on religion, with bibliographies and introductory remarks.
Durkheim's ideas on the sacred and the profane, ritual and collective representations underpin the sociology and anthropology of religion. Pickering brings together key readings – including material related to The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life – with scholarly introductions and bibliographies, making this an essential sourcebook for students of religion and social theory.
The selections range across Durkheim's career, from early essays on the definition of religion to the mature theory of The Elementary Forms, in which he argued that religion is fundamentally social – that in worshipping the sacred, a community is in a sense worshipping itself. Pickering's introductions set each reading in context and the bibliographies guide further study.
Several of the pieces were newly translated for the collection, and it has remained a standard reference for university courses in the sociology and anthropology of religion.
Émile Durkheim (1858–1917) was a founder of modern sociology. W. S. F. Pickering was a British sociologist of religion and one of the leading Durkheim scholars in the English-speaking world.
Ideal for: students and scholars of sociology, anthropology and religious studies.
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Durkheim on Religion, edited by W. S. F. Pickering – a selection of Émile Durkheim's writings on religion, with bibliographies and introductory remarks.
Durkheim's ideas on the sacred and the profane, ritual and collective representations underpin the sociology and anthropology of religion. Pickering brings together key readings – including material related to The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life – with scholarly introductions and bibliographies, making this an essential sourcebook for students of religion and social theory.
The selections range across Durkheim's career, from early essays on the definition of religion to the mature theory of The Elementary Forms, in which he argued that religion is fundamentally social – that in worshipping the sacred, a community is in a sense worshipping itself. Pickering's introductions set each reading in context and the bibliographies guide further study.
Several of the pieces were newly translated for the collection, and it has remained a standard reference for university courses in the sociology and anthropology of religion.
Émile Durkheim (1858–1917) was a founder of modern sociology. W. S. F. Pickering was a British sociologist of religion and one of the leading Durkheim scholars in the English-speaking world.
Ideal for: students and scholars of sociology, anthropology and religious studies.
Carefully packed and shipped from Australia. Questions about this copy, or want more photos? Get in touch.
1975, First Edition, with dust jacket.
