Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2012-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 3019 Durkheim, Émile 1858 1917 Durkheim, Emile Durkheim, David Émile Swain, Joseph Ward 1891 Ward Swain, Joseph Les formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse. English The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life Produced by Ruth Morrison, Tor Martin Kristiansen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life" by Émile Durkheim is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. In this work, Durkheim explores the most primitive and simple forms of religion, aiming to analyze and explain the essential components of the religious experience and its fundamental role in society. He seeks to understand how religious beliefs and practices are rooted in collective social realities, which, in turn, reflect the nature of humanity itself. At the start of the book, Durkheim outlines his methodology and the scope of his study, emphasizing the importance of examining primitive religions to uncover universal aspects of all religious practices. He argues against preconceived notions of religion, asserting that one must approach the subject with an open mind to fully appreciate the distinct characteristics of religious phenomena. Durkheim highlights the division between the sacred and the profane, establishing this duality as a foundational concept in understanding religious thought and behavior. He critiques existing definitions of religion that rely on supernatural elements or the concept of divinity, advocating for a broader perspective that includes a variety of beliefs and practices across different cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Religion Rites and ceremonies Religion -- Philosophy Cults Totemism GN Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 1741358 1741367 2024-09-17T11:07:13.357377 2023-09-18T06:07:33.541607 text/html text/html 1763366 2012-11-13T09:35:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 529621 2012-11-13T09:37:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 601731 2024-09-17T11:07:41.822238 application/epub+zip 627061 2024-09-17T11:07:19.076396 application/epub+zip 627061 2024-09-17T11:07:16.000386 application/epub+zip 1212652 2024-09-17T11:07:55.861205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1146113 2024-09-17T11:07:38.279265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1145815 2022-09-18T20:26:05.481707 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1330272 1330038 2024-09-17T11:07:08.805396 2023-09-18T06:07:29.042595 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1329701 2012-11-13T09:35:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 459724 2012-11-13T09:37:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1329937 2012-11-13T09:37:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 459372 2012-11-13T09:37:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22196 2024-09-17T11:07:56.059158 application/rdf+xml 17154 2024-09-17T11:07:16.583356 image/jpeg 3784 2024-09-17T11:07:16.295365 image/jpeg 566579 2024-09-17T11:07:13.478400 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia