"...The book represents a comprehensive analysis of Durkheim's sociology of religion, which makes it a must-read for scholars and students of sociology and sociology of religion..." (Margarita Simon Guillory Religious Studies Review, Vol. 38, number 3, September 2012)
Durkheim’s works inspired by the scientific canons of sociological methodology, laid the foundation for the understanding of the multiple influences of community and society on individual behaviour and practices. Thus, it is understandable why it is exceptionally difficult to concentrate such a great legacy in a single study, which makes Dr Pickering’s work considerably consistent and unique. (Ramona Hosu Journal for the Study of Religious and Ideologies, vol.8, issue 25 (Spring))