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Durkheim´s Sociology of Religion: Themes and Theories
W.S.F. Pickering
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Description for Durkheim´s Sociology of Religion: Themes and Theories
Paperback. The definitive guide to the French sociologist Emile Durkheim's theories on religion, which helped establish the sociology of religion as a discipline, and which still remain controversial today. Num Pages: 604 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 816.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
604
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780227172971
SKU
V9780227172971
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About W.S.F. Pickering
The Revd Dr William S.F. Pickering has been an Anglican priest since 1950, and for twenty years was a lecturer in Sociology at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He is currently the General Secretary of the British Centre for Durkheimian Studies, which he helped to found in 1991. It is based in the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, ... Read more
Reviews for Durkheim´s Sociology of Religion: Themes and Theories
"...The book represents a comprehensive analysis of Durkheim's sociology of religion, which makes it a must-read for scholars and students of sociology and sociology of religion..." Margarita Simon Guillory, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 38, number 3, September 2012. "Durkheim's works inspired by the scientific canons of sociological methodology, laid the foundation for the understanding of the multiple influences ... Read more