Studies and Researches: Study of Emile Durkheim's View on Origin of Religion, Criticism by Martyr Motahhari, John Hick

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Religion is one of the elements and phenomena that human beings have dealt with since ancient times, and it is impossible to find a historical period that is devoid of religion. Many people have thought about the origin of this important phenomenon. Emile Durkheim believes that religion has a social origin, and is a factor for the unity and integration of society, so the society can get rid of the contradictions and the conflicts. Beyond that, no origin or function of religion can be considered.

In this article, the descriptive-analytical approach is used to clarify Durkheim's principles in this regard. These views will also be criticized from the perspective of the martyr (Mortada Motahhari) and (John Hick). The main basis of Durkheim's theory is totemism, but there is no evidence that totemism originated as Durkheim imagined, as it is the ultimate source of other religions. On the other hand, the fact that both religious and social teachings deny the moral, spiritual, economic and personal functions of religion. Its focus on social function, relativity, and the inability to generalize this theory to human beings are among the things that reveal the invalidity of Durkheim's theory.

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