Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. In Memoriam viii
5. Note viii
6. Prolegomena
7. Introduction: Suffering, Evil and Durkheimian Sociology: Filling a Gap 1
8. Reflections on the Death of Emile Durkheim 11
9. I. Suffering and Evil in Durkheim
10. 1. Le Suicide and Psychological Suffering 31
11. 2. Suffering and Evil in the Elementary Forms 49
12. 3. Some Concepts of ‘Evil’ in Durkheim’s Thought 63
13. 4. Suffering to Become Human: A Durkheimian Perspective 81
14. II. The Durkheimian Legacy
15. 5. Robert Hertz on Suffering and Evil: The Negative Processes of Social Life and Their Resolution 103
16. 6. Le Malin Génie: Durkheim, Bataille and the Prospect of a Sociology of Evil 118
17. 7. Evil and Collective Responsibility: The Durkheimian Legacy and Contemporary Debates 136
18. 8. The Hague Tribunal: Critical Reflections Prompted by Durkheim’s Remarks on Suffering 148
19. 9. Looking Backwards and to the Future 163
20. Notes on Contributors 179
21. References 181
22. Index 191