In The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (1912), Emile Durkheim sets himself the task of discovering the enduring source of human social identity. He investigates what he considered to be the simplest form of documented religion - totemism among the Aborigines of Australia. For Durkheim, studying Aboriginal religion was a way 'to yield an understanding of the religious nature of man, by showing us an essential and permanent aspect of humanity'. The need and capacity of men and women to relate to one another socially lies at the heart of Durkheim's exploration, in which religion embodies the beliefs that shape our moral universe. The Elementary Forms has been applauded and debated by sociologists, anthropologists, ethnographers, philosophers, and theologians, and continues to speak to new generations about the intriguing origin and nature of religion and society. This new, lightly abridged edition provides an excellent introduction to Durkheim's ideas.

The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (Oxford World's Classics)

Politics & Social Sciences

DURKHEIM, ÉMILE

Cosman, Carol

Social Sciences

Oxford University Press

The Penguin book of women poets

Arranges the poetic work of over three thousand five hundred years into historical and cultural traditions and gives a brief biographical note on each poet

The Penguin Book of Women Poets

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Demco Media

Henri de Marsay almost believes in love when he catches sight of the beautiful girl with the golden eyes and vows her seduction

The Girl With the Golden Eyes

BALZAC, Honoré de

United States

Carroll & Graf Pub.

Yasmina Reza is best known as the author of the immensely successful Tony award-winning play Art. Her latest work, Hammerklavier, is a bittersweet collection of autobiographical sketches that have love, loss, and the relentless passage of time as their themes. Convinced that one's deepest thoughts can be said simply, Reza does so with unequaled humor and perceptiveness. She contemplates evanescence and death in her young daughter's toothless smile, secretly mourning that it will inevitably change. In the title story, the sometimes adversarial but very loving relationship Reza shared with her father is examined in terms of their love of music.

Hammerklavier: A Memoir

Reza, Yasmina

Humor & Entertainment

George Braziller, Inc.

Offers a translation of the poem on the nature of beauty and goodness

L'Invitation Au Voyage/Invitation to the Voyage: A Poem from the Flowers of Evil (English, French and French Edition)

BAUDELAIRE, CHARLES

Wilbur, Richard

Prince, Pamela

Handel, Jane

Bulfinch Pr

Young Soviet pianist Natalia Aronovich is poised for international stardom when, in one shocking act, a Red Guard officer interrupts her performance and removes her from the stage. She later learns the KGB has arrested her father, Pravda journalist Mikhail Aronovich, for his undercover involvement with Soviet dissidents, refuseniks, and Israeli Intelligence. Soviet officials force Natalia to leave Russia, but she is determined to return and free her father from certain death in the Gulag. She seeks help from Yonatan Yerushalmi, a Mossad agent, but he finds Natalia's request impulsive and refuses to assist her. Undaunted, Natalia recruits Soviet-Israeli doctor Tanya Shlain and, equipped with aliases, fake passports, and firearms, they embark on a perilous mission to smuggle Mikhail out of Russia. &#65279; Against the backdrop of an oppressive Soviet regime and escalating Mid-East tensions in the months leading to the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Dissonance takes the reader on an emotional and unforgettable journey-from the soul of a pianist who must reinvent herself, to the conflicts that usher in an unforgiving war.

Dissonance

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Booklocker.com

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