{"product_id":"the-elementary-forms-of-the-religious-life-paperback","title":"The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Ward Swain\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eSteven Alan Childress\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEmile Durkheim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Elementary Forms of the Religious Life\u003c\/i\u003e is the classic and unabridged work on the sociology of religion by one of the founders of the modern science of sociology-now presented in a quality centennial edition.  Look for the \u003ci\u003emodern\u003c\/i\u003e edition published by \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuid Pro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, showing a \u003ci\u003ered\u003c\/i\u003e cover.]  mile Durkheim examines religion as a social phenomenon, across time and geographic boundaries. Some of the most elemental forms of social organization are analyzed, along with their religious beliefs and practices, to determine what is fundamental and shared by societies about religion and faith. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy examining some of the most basic forms of religion, particularly in aboriginal Australia and native America, and using a creative sociological and anthropological approach, Durkheim discovered the core of what separates religion from ritual, mysticism, science, and mere magic-what makes the soul more than a spirit. He lays bare the notion that the \"primitive\" rite, or any religion, is mainly about fear.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003ci\u003eClassics of the Social Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e Series from Quid Pro Books, this contemporary republication includes embedded page numbers from the standard print editions, for continuity of citations across print platforms and Quid Pro's eBook edition (also with the red cover). Standard pagination is a very useful feature for research, classwork, and group assignments. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis work is simply part of the canon of its field (both in cultural anthropology and in the sociology of religion), and is presented by Quid Pro in contemporary paperback and eBook formats. It includes 2012 Notes of the Series Editor, Steven Alan Childress, Ph.D., J.D., a senior professor of law at Tulane University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEMILE DURKHEIM (1858-1917) was a French social scientist who organized the emerging branch of sociology and used its analytical methods to explore suicide, societies under strain, religion, the nature of the State, and economic life, among other subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 422\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45539706601574,"sku":"9781610279260","price":28.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ze2_5MC_Ni9781610279260.webp?v=1776880240","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-elementary-forms-of-the-religious-life-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}