David Émile Durkheim (1858–1917), the French philosopher, and founder of the French school of sociology and of the journal L'Année Sociologique, made significant contributions to the anthropology of religion and developed the structural-functional approach to society.

Biography and Major Works

Durkheim was born ...

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