Fakt religijny jako fakt społeczny w koncepcji Stefana Czarnowskiego

Abstract

The work presents Czarnowski's views on religion. It is mainly an attempt at defining his approach (methodology) towards religion. Czarnowski based his research on the sociological method applied by E. Dürkheim. According to that method, religious facts are sociological facts conditioned by the existence of the community. Those facts are external and objective in relation to the individual, just as the natural objects and phenomena. Social facts form a separate reality which is the subject of sociological research. While applying that method, Czarnowski maintained a certain originality in his specific studies of religion and culture.