Religious Symbolism and the Human Mind
The purpose of this paper is to assess Durkheim’s approach to religion and the validity of the time-honoured principle of the social determination of mental representations. The thesis to be defended is that Durkheim was essentially right in understanding religious ritual as a symbolic language. But...
Published in: | Method & theory in the study of religion |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 82-96 |
Further subjects: | B
Cognition
Durkheim
mind
ritual
symbolism
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