Durkheim, the Durkheimians, and the Arts

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Synopsis
Using a broad definition of the Durkheimian tradition, this book offers the first systematic attempt to explore the Durkheimians' engagement with art. It focuses on both Durkheim and his contemporaries as well as later thinkers influenced by his work. The first five chapters consider Durkheim's own exploration of art; the remaining six look at other Durkheimian thinkers, including Marcel Mauss, Henri Hubert, Maurice Halbwachs, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Michel Leiris, and Georges Bataille. The contributors-scholars from a range of theoretical orientations and disciplinary perspectives-are known for having already produced significant contributions to the study of Durkheim. This book will interest not only scholars of Durkheim and his tradition but also those concerned with aesthetic theory and the sociology and history of art.
Copyright:
2010

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780857459183
Related ISBNs:
9780857459176
Publisher:
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
W. S. F. Pickering, William Watts Miller, Alexander Tristan Riley
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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