
A volume in the Publications of the Durkheim Press series
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Essay on Time
A Brief Study of the Representation of Time in Religion and Magic
Henri Hubert
Edited by Robert Parkin
Introduction by François-André Isambert
124 pages, bibliog., index
ISBN 978-0-95299-361-2 $29.95/£23.95 / Pb / Published (November 1999)
Reviews
“…a remarkable study.” • Steven Lukes
Description
Time, as we experience it, is a social and cultural phenomenon. The pioneering study of the social representation of time was by Henri Hubert (1872-1927). Hubert was a core member of the group who worked with Émile Durkheim and a close collaborator with Marcel Mauss. His essay on time is a good example of the group's originality and intellectually creative "collective ferment." This is its first English translation, and includes its review by Mauss.
Henri Hubert (1872-1927)