Sociological Theory: Skeleton Key 5 to Emile Durkheim's Elementary Forms of the Religious Life, 1915

Emile Durkheim's Elementary Forms of the Religious Life: This video revisits the sections of the book in the 3rd and 4th recording: the real origin of mana in the assembled clan, the necessity of totems as an imaginary support for mana, totems as storage batteries, totems as a necessary mis-recognition of social force, negative rites, positive rites, somatization in rites, and ends with Durkheim's application of the ideas from this book to explain imperialism and war-lust among authoritarian states.
Emile Durkheim
Sociological Theory
Fascism in Germany
totemism
rites and rituals
religion and politics