Saints, Heroes, Myths, and Rites

Classical Durkheimian Studies of Myth and the Sacred presents English translations of several important essays, some never before translated, by members of the famous Annee sociologique group around Emile Durkheim. These works by Marcel Mauss, Henri Hubert, and Robert Hertz are key contributions to today''s growing interest in and reinterpretation of Durkheimian thought on culture, religion, and s...