{"product_id":"the-elementary-forms-of-religious-life-paperback","title":"The Elementary Forms of Religious Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eÉmile Durkheim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarol Cosman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eMark S. Cladis\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Elementary Forms of Religious Life\u003c\/em\u003e (1912), Emile Durkheim sets himself the task of discovering the enduring source of human social identity. He investigates what he considered to be the simplest form of documented religion - totemism among the Aborigines of Australia. For Durkheim, studying Aboriginal religion was a way \"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 to one another socially lies at the heart of Durkheim's exploration, in which religion embodies the beliefs that shape our moral universe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Elementary Forms\u003c\/em\u003e has been applauded and debated by sociologists, anthropologists, ethnographers, philosophers, and theologians, and continues to speak to new generations about the intriguing origin and nature of religion and society. This new, lightly abridged edition provides an excellent introduction to Durkheim's ideas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series: \u003c\/strong\u003eFor over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarol Cosman has translated works by Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Balzac and Yasmina Reza Mark Cladis is the author of A Communitarian Defense of Liberalim: Emile Durkheim and Contemporary Social Theory (Stanford, 1992) and editor of Durkheim and Foucault: Perspectives on Education and Punishment (1999).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 7.66 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754009526560,"sku":"9780199540129","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/09948a0c01051295dc87463e0ec5fb3a.webp?v=1780031414","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-elementary-forms-of-religious-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}