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Durkheim's sociology of religion : themes and theories /
Religion is central to Durkheim's theory of society, and his work laid most of the foundations of the sociology of religion. Daring and brilliant though his analysis was, its bold claims and questionable premises has made it the subject of ongoing academic debate. Durkheim's work on the su...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK :
James Clarke & Co.,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Religion is central to Durkheim's theory of society, and his work laid most of the foundations of the sociology of religion. Daring and brilliant though his analysis was, its bold claims and questionable premises has made it the subject of ongoing academic debate. Durkheim's work on the subject reached a peak with the publication in 1912 of what turned out to be a classic in its field, The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life. No other book has explained Durkheim's views on religion using the whole corpus of his writings. Dr Pickering shows how Durkheim's position developed and explains the. |
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| Notas: | "First published in 1984 by Routledge & Kegan Paul"--Title page verso. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxv, 577 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references 535-562and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1306462940 9781306462945 9780227902554 0227902556 0227172973 9780227172971 |