Elementary Forms of the Religious Life

Émile Durkheim

Play

Length

19 h 16 min

Chapters

80

Language

English

Genre

Social Science (Culture & Anthropology), Christianity - Other

First published

1915

Chapters

1. 1 Introduction, Section I, "Religious Sociology and the Theory of Knowledge"Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC 24:01
2. 2 Book I, Chapter I, "Usefulness of a preliminary definition"Read by Logan Lorenz 5:05
3. 3 Book I, Chapter I, Section IRead by Tatiana Chichilla 10:34
4. 4 Book I, Chapter I, Section IIRead by Tatiana Chichilla 13:16
5. 5 Book I, Chapter I, Section IIIRead by Tatiana Chichilla 13:49
6. 6 Book I, Chapter I, Section IVRead by Tatiana Chichilla 10:12
7. 7 Book I, Chapter II, "I - Animism"Read by JimScheel 4:13
8. 8 Book I, Chapter II, Section IRead by JimScheel 17:50
9. 9 Book I, Chapter II, Section IIRead by JimScheel 14:23
10. 10 Book I, Chapter II, Section IIIRead by JimScheel 14:11
11. 11 Book I, Chapter II, Section IVRead by JimScheel 10:49
12. 12 Book I, Chapter II, Section VRead by JimScheel 5:46
13. 13 Book I, Chapter III, "II - Naturism"Read by Immanuel Satya 4:44
14. 14 Book I, Chapter III, Section IRead by Immanuel Satya 17:40
15. 15 Book I, Chapter III, Section IIRead by Immanuel Satya 14:04
16. 16 Book I, Chapter III, Section IIIRead by Lucretia B. 10:25
17. 17 Book I, Chapter IV, Section I, "Totemism as an Elementary Religion"Read by Sarah Rothwell 12:34
18. 18 Book I, Chapter IV, Section IIRead by Sarah Rothwell 11:12
19. 19 Book II, Chapter I, Section I, "The Totem as Name and as Emblem"Read by nzk13 25:17
20. 20 Book II, Chapter I, Section IIRead by Logan Lorenz 12:06
21. 21 Book II, Chapter I, Section IIIRead by nzk13 20:11
22. 22 Book II, Chapter II, Section I, "The Totemic Animal and Man"Read by nzk13 12:56
23. 23 Book II, Chapter II, Section IIRead by nzk13 15:36
24. 24 Book II, Chapter III, Section I, "The Cosmological System of Totemism and the Idea of Class"Read by nzk13 11:49
25. 25 Book II, Chapter III, Section IIRead by Andy Glover 9:59
26. 26 Book II, Chapter III, Section IIIRead by nzk13 18:30
27. 27 Book II, Chapter IV, Section I, "The Individual Totem and the Sexual Totem"Read by Owlivia 18:45
28. 28 Book II, Chapter IV, Section IIRead by Owlivia 5:21
29. 29 Book II, Chapter V, Section I, "Critical Examination of Preceding Theories"Read by Lucretia B. 18:22
30. 30 Book II, Chapter V, Section IIRead by Lucretia B. 27:02
31. 31 Book II, Chapter V, Section IIIRead by Lucretia B. 13:05
32. 32 Book II, Chapter V, Section IVRead by Lucretia B. 8:20
33. 33 Book II, Chapter V, Section VRead by Lucretia B. 4:58
34. 34 Book II, Chapter VI, Section I, "The Notion of the Totemic Principle, or Mana, and the Idea of Force"Read by nzk13 8:22
35. 35 Book II, Chapter VI, Section IIRead by nzk13 20:59
36. 36 Book II, Chapter VI, Section IIIRead by nzk13 12:45
37. 37 Book II, Chapter VI, Section IVRead by nzk13 5:26
38. 38 Book II, Chapter VII, Section I, "Origin of the Idea of the Totemic Principle or Mana"Read by nzk13 4:21
39. 39 Book II, Chapter VII, Section IIRead by nzk13 23:24
40. 40 Book II, Chapter VII, Section IIIRead by nzk13 26:15
41. 41 Book II, Chapter VII, Section IVRead by nzk13 18:31
42. 42 Book II, Chapter VII, Section VRead by nzk13 13:27
43. 43 Book II, Chapter VII, Section VIRead by nzk13 13:57
44. 44 Book II, Chapter VIII, Section I, "The Idea of the Soul"Read by Owlivia 14:36
45. 45 Book II, Chapter VIII, Section IIRead by Owlivia 25:12
46. 46 Book II, Chapter VIII, Section IIIRead by Owlivia 13:44
47. 47 Book II, Chapter VIII, Section IVRead by Owlivia 15:21
48. 48 Book II, Chapter VIII, Section VRead by Owlivia 8:16
49. 49 Book II, Chapter VIII, Section VIRead by Owlivia 8:02
50. 50 Book II, Chapter IX, Section I, "The Idea of Spirits and Gods"Read by Owlivia 20:58
51. 51 Book II, Chapter IX, Section IIRead by Owlivia 3:30
52. 52 Book II, Chapter IX, Section IIIRead by Owlivia 6:11
53. 53 Book II, Chapter IX, Section IVRead by Owlivia 22:30
54. 54 Book II, Chapter IX, Section VRead by Owlivia 4:03
55. 55 Book III, Chapter I, Section I, "The Negative Cult and its Functions, The Ascetic Rites"Read by nzk13 22:09
56. 56 Book III, Chapter I, Section IIRead by nzk13 19:00
57. 57 Book III, Chapter I, Section IIIRead by nzk13 10:44
58. 58 Book III, Chapter I, Section IVRead by nzk13 10:15
59. 59 Book III, Chapter II, "I - The Elements of Sacrifice"Read by bjg345 5:01
60. 60 Book III, Chapter II, Section IRead by bjg345 16:10
61. 61 Book III, Chapter II, Section IIRead by bjg345 6:16
62. 62 Book III, Chapter II, Section IIIRead by bjg345 13:03
63. 63 Book III, Chapter II, Section IVRead by ToriBee 11:28
64. 64 Book III, Chapter II, Section VRead by nzk13 18:31
65. 65 Book III, Chapter III, Section I, "The Positive Cult, I. The Elements of Sacrifice"Read by Andrew Mauls Byron 14:33
66. 66 Book III, Chapter III, Section IIRead by Andrew Mauls Byron 22:54
67. 67 Book III, Chapter III, Section IIIRead by Andrew Mauls Byron 22:56
68. 68 Book III, Chapter IV, Section I, "The Positive Cult, II. Imitative Rites and the Principle of Causality"Read by nzk13 14:05
69. 69 Book III, Chapter IV, Section IIRead by nzk13 17:40
70. 70 Book III, Chapter IV, Section IIIRead by Tatiana Chichilla 10:10
71. 71 Book III, Chapter V, "Definition of the piacular rite"Read by Kerry Adams 3:52
72. 72 Book III, Chapter V, Section IRead by Arden 14:26
73. 73 Book III, Chapter V, Section IIRead by nzk13 16:25
74. 74 Book III, Chapter V, Section IIIRead by nzk13 13:58
75. 75 Book III, Chapter V, Section IVRead by nzk13 13:29
76. 76 Conclusion, "To what extent the results obtained may be generalized"Read by J. Rougle 3:53
77. 77 Conclusion, Section IRead by Owlivia 34:48
78. 78 Conclusion, Section IIRead by Owlivia 15:47
79. 79 Conclusion, Section IIIRead by Owlivia 23:28
80. 80 Conclusion, Section IVRead by Owlivia 24:25

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