Elementary Forms of the Religious Life

by Émile Durkheim

Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)Christianity - Other

81 chapters19h 15mEnglish1915

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A study and analysis of religion as a social phenomenon by French sociologist Émile Durkheim. (Summary by Erin Stone)

Chapters (80)

1Introduction, Section II, "Religious Sociology and the Theory of Knowledge"

1762

2Book I, Chapter I, "Usefulness of a preliminary definition"

305

3Book I, Chapter I, Section I

634

4Book I, Chapter I, Section II

796

5Book I, Chapter I, Section III

829

6Book I, Chapter I, Section IV

612

7Book I, Chapter II, "I - Animism"

253

8Book I, Chapter II, Section I

1070

9Book I, Chapter II, Section II

863

10Book I, Chapter II, Section III

851

11Book I, Chapter II, Section IV

649

12Book I, Chapter II, Section V

346

13Book I, Chapter III, "II - Naturism"

284

14Book I, Chapter III, Section I

1060

15Book I, Chapter III, Section II

844

16Book I, Chapter III, Section III

625

17Book I, Chapter IV, Section I, "Totemism as an Elementary Religion"

754

18Book I, Chapter IV, Section II

672

19Book II, Chapter I, Section I, "The Totem as Name and as Emblem"

1517

20Book II, Chapter I, Section II

726

21Book II, Chapter I, Section III

1211

22Book II, Chapter II, Section I, "The Totemic Animal and Man"

776

23Book II, Chapter II, Section II

936

24Book II, Chapter III, Section I, "The Cosmological System of Totemism and the Idea of Class"

709

25Book II, Chapter III, Section II

599

26Book II, Chapter III, Section III

1110

27Book II, Chapter IV, Section I, "The Individual Totem and the Sexual Totem"

1125

28Book II, Chapter IV, Section II

321

29Book II, Chapter V, Section I, "Critical Examination of Preceding Theories"

1102

30Book II, Chapter V, Section II

1622

31Book II, Chapter V, Section III

785

32Book II, Chapter V, Section IV

500

33Book II, Chapter V, Section V

298

34Book II, Chapter VI, Section I, "The Notion of the Totemic Principle, or Mana, and the Idea of Force"

502

35Book II, Chapter VI, Section II

1259

36Book II, Chapter VI, Section III

765

37Book II, Chapter VI, Section IV

326

38Book II, Chapter VII, Section I, "Origin of the Idea of the Totemic Principle or Mana"

261

39Book II, Chapter VII, Section II

1404

40Book II, Chapter VII, Section III

1575

41Book II, Chapter VII, Section IV

1111

42Book II, Chapter VII, Section V

807

43Book II, Chapter VII, Section VI

837

44Book II, Chapter VIII, Section I, "The Idea of the Soul"

876

45Book II, Chapter VIII, Section II

1512

46Book II, Chapter VIII, Section III

824

47Book II, Chapter VIII, Section IV

921

48Book II, Chapter VIII, Section V

496

49Book II, Chapter VIII, Section VI

482

50Book II, Chapter IX, Section I, "The Idea of Spirits and Gods"

1258

51Book II, Chapter IX, Section II

210

52Book II, Chapter IX, Section III

371

53Book II, Chapter IX, Section IV

1350

54Book II, Chapter IX, Section V

243

55Book III, Chapter I, Section I, "The Negative Cult and its Functions, The Ascetic Rites"

1329

56Book III, Chapter I, Section II

1140

57Book III, Chapter I, Section III

644

58Book III, Chapter I, Section IV

615

59Book III, Chapter II, "I - The Elements of Sacrifice"

301

60Book III, Chapter II, Section I

970

61Book III, Chapter II, Section II

376

62Book III, Chapter II, Section III

783

63Book III, Chapter II, Section IV

688

64Book III, Chapter II, Section V

1111

65Book III, Chapter III, Section I, "The Positive Cult, I. The Elements of Sacrifice"

873

66Book III, Chapter III, Section II

1374

67Book III, Chapter III, Section III

1376

68Book III, Chapter IV, Section I, "The Positive Cult, II. Imitative Rites and the Principle of Causality"

845

69Book III, Chapter IV, Section II

1060

70Book III, Chapter IV, Section III

610

71Book III, Chapter V, "Definition of the piacular rite"

232

72Book III, Chapter V, Section I

866

73Book III, Chapter V, Section II

985

74Book III, Chapter V, Section III

838

75Book III, Chapter V, Section IV

809

76Conclusion, "To what extent the results obtained may be generalized"

233

77Conclusion, Section I

2088

78Conclusion, Section II

947

79Conclusion, Section III

1408

80Conclusion, Section IV

1465

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