The Durkheim, Émile 1858-1917 creator Swain, Joseph Ward 1891- text utu 2012 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life" by Émile Durkheim is a book published in 1912 that analyzes religion as a social phenomenon. Durkheim argues that religious beliefs emerge from communal living and emotional bonds within society. Through studying totemic societies in Australia, he proposes that sacred symbols actually represent society itself. Durkheim identifies the concept of the sacred as the unifying element across all religions, defining religion as a system of beliefs and practices that unite communities around things set apart as forbidden. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elementary_Forms_of_the_Religious_Life Release date is 2012-11-13 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.) Original publication data not identified Religion Rites and ceremonies Religion -- Philosophy Cults Totemism GN Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41360 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41360 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133939.0 41360