| Elementary Forms of the Religious Life: Newly Translated by Karen E. Fields Contributor(s): Durkheim, Emile (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0029079373 ISBN-13: 9780029079379 Publisher: Free Press OUR PRICE: $26.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1995 Annotation: "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
|
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 306.6 |
| LCCN: 94041128 |
| Physical Information: 1.46" H x 6.12" W x 9.14" (1.34 lbs) 464 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. Cose |
Contributor Bio(s): Durkheim, Emile: - Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) was a French sociologist who formally established the academic discipline and, with Karl Marx and Max Weber, is commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science. |
