THE ELEMENTARY FORMS OF THE
RELIGIOUS LIFE

EMILE DURKHEIM
The Elementary Forms
of the
Religious Life

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY
JOSEPH WARD SWAIN
M.A.

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FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1915
SECOND IMPRESSION 1926
THIRD IMPRESSION 1954
FOURTH IMPRESSION 1957
FIFTH IMPRESSION 1964

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EMILE DURKHEIMThe Elementary Formsof theReligious Life

EMILE DURKHEIM
The Elementary Forms
of the
Religious Life