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Suffering and Evil: The Durkheimian Legacy

Suffering and Evil: The Durkheimian Legacy

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Series: Publications of the Durkheim Press, Book 0

Biographies GeneralAnthropologyGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0857456458
ISBN13: 9780857456458
Publisher: Berghahn Books Inc
Published: Apr 1 2012
Pages: 204
Weight: 0.62
Height: 0.43 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Until recently the subject of suffering and evil was neglected in the sociological world and was almost absent in Durkheimian studies as well. This book aims to fill the gap, with particular reference to the Durkheimian tradition, by exploring the different meanings that the concepts of evil and suffering have in Durkheim's works, together with the general role they play in his sociology. It also examines the meanings and roles of these concepts in relation to suffering and evil in the work of other authors within the group of the Année sociologique up until the beginning of World War II. Finally, the Durkheimian legacy in its wider aspects is assessed, with particular reference to the importance of the Durkheimian categories in understanding and conceptualizing contemporary forms of evil and suffering.

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