Durkheim's relation with Judaism is considered by specialists one of the biggest âmysteriesâ of the great French sociologist's life and work. Above and beyond biography, the subject of Durkheim's relationship with Judaism is an important way to address the broad subject of his distinctive approach to society and solidarity. Discussing recent contributions on this topic, the paper criticizes standard interpretations according to which Durkheim's thought about society and solidarity was fully in tune with those of the Third Republic's mainstream and that - accordingly - his thought fitted modernity's wager exactly. In the author's opinion, this standard view must be revised, because it is inconsistent with Durkheim's thought toward the end of his life. Durkheim's relationship with Judaism offers a precious ground on which to test and defend this thesis.View full textDownload full textKeywordsmodernity, Judaism, solidarity, traditions, differencesRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0048721X.2011.637314
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