The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life: A Study in Religious Sociology (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Emile Durkheim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0267803052 ISBN 13: 9780267803057

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover how religion grows from society itself and shapes daily life.

This landmark sociological study explains how the most basic religious ideas emerge from the shared life of a community. It shows how beliefs, rituals, and symbols come from collective forces, not from individual imagination alone. The work highlights totemism, rituals, and the role of social groups in forming what people call sacred.

• Explore how totemic beliefs connect clans, animals, and plants into a single moral system
• See how collective energy and social bonds give rise to religious ideas and practices
• Learn how rites, taboos, and sacrifices reflect the social world and its authority
• Understand how religion functions as a foundation of civilization and knowledge

Ideal for readers of sociology, anthropology, and religious studies who want a clear, field-grounded view of how societies create meaning.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0267803052
• ISBN 13: 9780267803057
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 470