Title: Émile Durkheim between Gabriel Tarde and Arnold van Gennep: founding moments of sociology and anthropology
Abstract: Social AnthropologyVolume 20, Issue 3 p. 231-249 Émile Durkheim between Gabriel Tarde and Arnold van Gennep: founding moments of sociology and anthropology Bjørn Thomassen, Bjørn Thomassen Department of Society and Globalisation, University of Roskilde, Denmark, [email protected] for more papers by this author Bjørn Thomassen, Bjørn Thomassen Department of Society and Globalisation, University of Roskilde, Denmark, [email protected] for more papers by this author First published: 09 August 2012 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8676.2012.00204.xCitations: 18Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract This article will situate Durkheim's work by revisiting two debates that influenced his attempt to define and give direction to sociology and anthropology: the debates between Durkheim and Gabriel Tarde and the debates between Durkheim and Arnold van Gennep. The battle between Tarde and Durkheim has in recent years been the object of several conferences and publications. This has happened alongside a much needed Tarde revival in sociology. However, Tarde was only one of Durkheim's opponents. For a long period, following Tarde's death in 1904, Arnold van Gennep represented the strongest critique of Durkheim's project. This 'debate' is little known among anthropologists and social scientists. The aim of this article is to situate Durkheim and the birth of the social sciences in France between both of these two figures. The aim is therefore also to bring together two disciplinary debates that for too long have been kept artificially separate in our understanding of Durkheim as 'founding father' of both anthropology and sociology. Arnold van Gennep and Gabriel Tarde opposed Durkheim independently from the perspectives of anthropology and sociology, but also from what can be reconstructed as a shared 'philosophy' of relevance still today. The article will discuss how so, and will highlight the convergences between the critiques of Durkheim offered by Tarde and van Gennep. Citing Literature Volume20, Issue3August 2012Pages 231-249 RelatedInformation
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-08-01
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