Durkheim, the Durkheimians, and the arts /

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&#...

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Other Authors: Riley, Alexander (Editor), Pickering, W. S. F. (Editor), Miller, Willie Watts (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2013.
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Summary: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 f.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 309 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:085745918X
9780857459183
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on print version record.