From India to Australia and back again: An alternative genealogy of The elementary forms of religious life

This article argues that, although we think of Australian tribal ritual as Durkheim’s source material for his masterwork The Elementary Forms of Religious Life, we must also consider the extensive Indological scholarship on which he draws – and with which he debates – as critical inspirations for th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hausner, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Berghahn Journals 2017