Émile Durkheim and the birth of the gods: clans, incest, totems, phratries, hordes, mana, taboos, corroborees, sodalities, menstrual blood, apes, churingas, cairns, and other mysterious things

Introduction : why write another book on Durkheim? -- A matter of time -- Points of departure -- Networks -- The young sociology professor -- The révélation -- W. Robertson Smith and the Scottish school of totemism -- A turn to religion -- A blueprint for religion -- Smashing totemic blows -- The gr...

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Main Author: Maryanski, Alexandra (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York London Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2018
In:Year: 2018
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Durkheim, Émile 1858-1917 / Religious sociology
Further subjects:B Durkheim, Émile (1858-1917)
B Durkheim, Émile 1858-1917
B Sociology
B Durkheim, Émile 1858-1917 Durkheim, Émile 1858-1917 Formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse (Durkheim, Émile)
B Religion
B Totemism
B Durkheim, Émile (1858-1917) Formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse
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Summary:Introduction : why write another book on Durkheim? -- A matter of time -- Points of departure -- Networks -- The young sociology professor -- The révélation -- W. Robertson Smith and the Scottish school of totemism -- A turn to religion -- A blueprint for religion -- Smashing totemic blows -- The great totemic march -- Totemism : the elementary religion -- Under the microscope -- The hominoid social legacy -- A sense of community -- The hominoid mind and the self -- The community complex -- Secrets of the totem
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 305-336
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1138587362