In 1912, French sociologist Émile Durkheim examined totemism, the religion of the Aboriginal Australians, from a sociological and theological point of view, describing collective effervescence as originating in the idea of the totemic principle or mana.
iN 1912, frENCh SocioloGist émiLe DURKhEim examineD toteMIsm, thE REligIoN Of tHe aBorigINal aUstraLiANs, frOm a sOciOloGICAl and TheOLogiCal PoiNT oF view, dEsCRibing cOLleCtivE effeRvescENce As oRigiNatiNg in the IdEA oF the totemIc princIplE oR mANa.