Saints, Heroes, Myths, and Rites: Classical Durkheimian Studies of Religion and Society (Yale Cultural Sociology)

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Classical Durkheimian Studies of Myth and the Sacred presents English translations of several important essays, some never before translated, by members of the famous Annee sociologique group around Emile Durkheim. These works by Marcel Mauss, Henri Hubert, and Robert Hertz are key contributions to today's growing interest in and reinterpretation of Durkheimian thought on culture, religion, and symbolism. The central thrust in this new interpretive effort uses the Durkheimian theory of the sacred to understand the symbolism and meanings of cultural structures and narratives more generally. This book is vital to any contemporary collection emphasizing social theory. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Editors' Introduction Chapter 1 Myths Chapter 2 Art and Myth according to Wilhelm Wundt Chapter 3 Preface to Saint Patrick and the Cult of the Hero Chapter 4 The Preeminence of the Right Hand: A Study of Religious Polarity Chapter 5 A Contribution to a Study of the Collective Representation of Death Chapter 6 Saint Besse: Study of an Alpine Cult About the Editors