Ritual and the sacred: A neo-durkheimian analysis of politics, religion and the self

Abstract

Ritual and the Sacred discusses some of the most important issues of modern socio-political life through the lens of a neo-Durkheimian perspective. Building on the main lesson of Durkheim's Elementary Forms of Religious Life, this book articulates values and practices common to non-Western and religious traditions that have the capacity to shape our modern way of living. This title will be of key interest to sociologists of religion, philosophy politics and social theorists. © Massimo Rosati 2009. All rights reserved.