The Elementary Forms of Religious Life

Download or read book The Elementary Forms of Religious Life written by Émile Durkheim and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Karen Fields has given us a splendid new translation of the greatest work of sociology ever written, one we will not be embarrassed to assign to our students. In addition she has written a brilliant and profound introduction. The publication of this translation is an occasion for general celebration, for a veritable 'collective effervescence.'-- Robert N. Bellah "Co-author of "Habits of the Heart," and editor of "Emile Durkheim on Morality and Society""This superb new translation finally allows non-French speaking American readers fully to appreciate Durkheim's genius. It is a labor of love for which all scholars must be grateful."--Lewis A. Coser