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He was brought up in a rabbinical family
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and was supposed to become a rabbi,
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and then he revolted against the parental household
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much like Nietzsche did
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and turned probably into an atheist,
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but certainly not an active believer in Judaism.
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And later in his life
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he became again interested in religion,
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and not only philosophically,
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but also existentially interested in religion.
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Well in the course we have only four lectures on Durkheim.
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So I'll leave Durkheim the culturalist out,