Les formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse
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Les formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse is Émile Durkheim’s foundational sociological study of religion, analyzing how collective rituals and beliefs shape social cohesion and the classification of the sacred and the profane.
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Target entity: Les formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse Context triple: [The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, originalTitle, Les formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse]
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Le Nouveau Christianisme
Le Nouveau Christianisme is a seminal 1825 work by Henri de Saint-Simon that outlines his vision of a socially oriented, rational Christianity aimed at reorganizing society around the welfare of the poorest classes.
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Confession de foi du chrétien
Confession de foi du chrétien is a Reformed Protestant statement of faith authored by the 16th-century theologian Théodore de Bèze, summarizing key doctrines of Calvinist theology.
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Letters on the Spiritual Life
Letters on the Spiritual Life is a collection of pastoral and ascetical writings by the 19th-century Russian Orthodox bishop and mystic St. Theophan the Recluse, offering practical guidance on prayer, repentance, and inner spiritual growth.
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Das Wesen des Christentums
Das Wesen des Christentums is a seminal 1841 philosophical work by Ludwig Feuerbach that argues Christianity is a projection of human nature and laid important groundwork for later critiques of religion.
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Génie du christianisme
Génie du christianisme is a seminal 1802 apologetic and literary work by François-René de Chateaubriand that defends and glorifies Christianity by highlighting its cultural, artistic, and moral contributions to Western civilization.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Les formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse Target entity description: Les formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse is Émile Durkheim’s foundational sociological study of religion, analyzing how collective rituals and beliefs shape social cohesion and the classification of the sacred and the profane.
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A.
Le Nouveau Christianisme
Le Nouveau Christianisme is a seminal 1825 work by Henri de Saint-Simon that outlines his vision of a socially oriented, rational Christianity aimed at reorganizing society around the welfare of the poorest classes.
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B.
Confession de foi du chrétien
Confession de foi du chrétien is a Reformed Protestant statement of faith authored by the 16th-century theologian Théodore de Bèze, summarizing key doctrines of Calvinist theology.
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C.
Letters on the Spiritual Life
Letters on the Spiritual Life is a collection of pastoral and ascetical writings by the 19th-century Russian Orthodox bishop and mystic St. Theophan the Recluse, offering practical guidance on prayer, repentance, and inner spiritual growth.
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D.
Das Wesen des Christentums
Das Wesen des Christentums is a seminal 1841 philosophical work by Ludwig Feuerbach that argues Christianity is a projection of human nature and laid important groundwork for later critiques of religion.
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E.
Génie du christianisme
Génie du christianisme is a seminal 1802 apologetic and literary work by François-René de Chateaubriand that defends and glorifies Christianity by highlighting its cultural, artistic, and moral contributions to Western civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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sociological study ⓘ work on sociology of religion ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
categories of thought have social origins
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religion reinforces social cohesion ⓘ religious beliefs and rituals express the collective life of society ⓘ the distinction between sacred and profane is fundamental to religion ⓘ |
| author | Émile Durkheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
collective conscience
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collective effervescence ⓘ profane ⓘ sacred ⓘ social solidarity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| discipline |
anthropology
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sociology ⓘ |
| examines |
relationship between religion and society
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role of ritual in maintaining social order ⓘ social origins of categories of understanding ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Australian Aboriginal totemism ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Les formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse : le système totémique en Australie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Claude Lévi-Strauss
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Talcott Parsons NERFINISHED ⓘ anthropological theories of ritual ⓘ sociological theory of religion ⓘ sociology of knowledge ⓘ structural functionalism ⓘ |
| keyIdea |
religion is a social fact
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rituals generate collective effervescence ⓘ society is the true object of religious veneration ⓘ |
| movement | classical sociology ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Durkheim's late works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alcan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Les formes élémentaires de la vie religieuse ⓘ |
| subject |
collective representations
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collective rituals ⓘ elementary forms of religious life ⓘ religion ⓘ sacred and profane ⓘ social cohesion ⓘ sociology of religion ⓘ totemism ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | Durkheimian sociology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | traditional Aboriginal Australian societies ⓘ |
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