Abstract: Émile Durkheim saw religion as the foundation of morality, arguing that religious experiences generate shared values and beliefs that bind society together. He believed that the sacred objects and concepts within religion are actually symbolic representations of the collective society, and that the collective moral authority of the group manifests through religious rituals and symbols. There is sociological evidence … Continue reading Myths as Symbolic Social-Moral Order w/ Durkheim & E Halas: “groups [as] common symbolization” creates social order: Moses, Hammurabi Code, Ur-Nammu, 8 Mesopotamian Gods, Zeus, Indra