Marcel Mauss (1872-1950) never completed his Doctoral thesis on prayer. Yet his scarcely mentioned introduction (Books I and II) of 176 pages and privately printed in 1909, can be seen as some of his most important work. His argument that much of prayer is a social act will be of great interest to anthropologists, sociologists and theologians. Here, the first English translation to be published, is preceded by a general introduction by W.S.F. Pickering and a more specific commentary on Mauss' use of ethnographic material, follows.
- ISBN10 0952993635
- ISBN13 9780952993636
- Publish Date 1 July 2001
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Berghahn Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 120
- Language English