The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
- The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (Fr.: Les formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse), published by French sociologist Émile Durkheim in 1912, is an analysis of religion as a social phenomena using the religions of aboriginal tribes in Australia.
References
* Elementary Forms Of The Religious Life: Newly Translated By Karen E. Fields. ISBN 0029079373
* The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (Oxford World's Classics): Translated by Carol Cosman. ISBN 0199540128
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