Buch, Englisch, 604 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 761 g
Reihe: James Clarke
Themes and Theories
Buch, Englisch, 604 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 761 g
Reihe: James Clarke
ISBN: 978-0-227-17297-1
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
The definitive guide to the French sociologist's theories on religion, which helped establish sociology of religion as a discipline.
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 themes and theories that run through Durkheim's work. This includes Durkheim's attitude towards secularisation and Christian churches, as well as his notion of the contemporary cult of the individual.
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Acknowledgements
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Introductory Remarks
Part I: Historical Perspectives
1. Durkheim's religious quest - I. Adolescent changes, family life and personal beliefs
2. Durkheim's religious quest - II. In professional achievement
3. The development of Durkheim's thought on religion - I. The early period
4. The development of Durkheim's thought on religion - II. The middle period
5. The development of Durkheim's thought on religion - III. The final formulation
Part II: Taking up Positions
6. Procedures and assumptions
7. The sacred and the profane: the ground of religion - I. Defining the two poles
8. The sacred and the profane: the ground of religion - II. The relations between them: further analysis
9. Commitment to a definition
10. The problem of the social and the individual in religion
11. 'All religions are false: all religions are true'
Part III: Beliefs and Ideas
12. God's identity revealed
13. Society: a divine being?
14. In the beginning: religion or society?
15. Représentations, symbols and reality
16. The functions of religion: a case of misunderstanding?
Part IV: Ritual and Effervescent Assembly
17. Ritual - I. Prolegomena
18. Ritual - II. Classification and function
19. Ritual - III. Its relation to la vie sérieuse
20. Ritual and myth: primacy or parity?
21. Effervescent assembly: the source of religious change and strength - I. The process
22. Effervescent assembly: the source of religious change and strength - II. Questions, criticisms and evaluation
Part V: Contemporary Religion
23. Durkheim's attitude to traditional religions
24. Secularization: the history of mankind
25. The invasion of religion by science
26. The new religion: the cult of man or society?
Part VI: Postscript
27. Sociologie religieuse: a hope that quickly fades
28. Sociologie religieuse: a case of exaggerated claims?
Notes
Bibliographies
Name index
Subject index
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