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The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim

CHAPTER II

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THE POSITIVE CULT I.--_The Elements of Sacrifice_ The Intichiuma ceremony in the tribes of Central Australia-- Different forms which it presents 326 I.--The Arunta Form--The two phases--Analysis of the first: visit to sacred places, scattering of sacred dust, shedding of blood, etc., to assure the reproduction of the totemic species 327 II.--Second phase: ritual consumption of the totemic plant or animal 333 III.--Interpretation of the complete ceremony--The second rite consists in a communion meal--Reason for this communion 336 IV.--The rites of the first phase consists in oblations--Analogies with sacrificial oblations--The Intichiuma thus contains the two elements of sacrifice--Interest of these facts for the theory of sacrifice 340 V.--On the pretended absurdity of sacrificial oblations--How they are explained: dependence of sacred beings upon their worshippers--Explanation of the circle in which sacrifice seems to move--Origin of the periodicity of positive rites 344
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1. Chapter 1 2. INTRODUCTION 3. BOOK I 4. CHAPTER I 5. CHAPTER II 6. CHAPTER III 7. CHAPTER IV 8. BOOK II 9. CHAPTER I 10. CHAPTER II 11. CHAPTER III 12. CHAPTER IV 13. CHAPTER V 14. CHAPTER VI 15. CHAPTER VII 16. CHAPTER VIII 17. CHAPTER IX 18. BOOK III 19. CHAPTER I 20. CHAPTER II 21. CHAPTER III 22. CHAPTER IV 23. CHAPTER V 24. INTRODUCTION 25. BOOK I 26. CHAPTER I 27. CHAPTER II 28. CHAPTER III 29. CHAPTER IV 30. BOOK II 31. CHAPTER I 32. CHAPTER II 33. CHAPTER III 34. CHAPTER IV 35. CHAPTER V 36. CHAPTER VI 37. CHAPTER VII 38. CHAPTER VIII 39. CHAPTER IX 40. BOOK III 41. CHAPTER I 42. CHAPTER II 43. CHAPTER III 44. CHAPTER IV 45. CHAPTER V 46. 131. Here are designs, many of which evidently have the object of 47. 339. Must we see a trace of sexual totemism in the following custom of

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