Beyond Dreamtime
Durkheim and the search for compassionate social theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12202142 |
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| Authors | Victoria Lee Erickson (1Drew University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 297-304 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Method & Theory in the Study of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0943-3058 • E-ISSN: 1570-0682 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/157006896x00396 |
| OpenAlex | W2011642938 |
| Language | EN |
Beyond Dreamtime: Durkheim and the search for compassionate social theory VICTORIA LEE ERICKSON Social theory can be described as a collection of conversations that re- searchers have with each other as they attempt to engage the experienced world.' The conversations have been going on for some time, and it does not take long for anyone who becomes involved in them to recognize they have a history. Social theorists, be they living or dead, have made a point of remem- bering who speaks or spoke to whom and why. There is also a dialogue that takes place between the living and
Epistemology · Point (geometry · Psychoanalysis · Social science · Social theory · Sociology · Emile Durkheim and Sociology · Philosophy · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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