What familial relationship did Mauss have with Émile Durkheim?
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The answer is that Marcel Mauss was the nephew of Émile Durkheim. Durkheim, a prominent French sociologist, was a significant influence on Mauss's intellectual development. Although they had different interests, they shared an ethnographic approach, especially through the study of gift-giving practices and the concept of the sacred. Mauss's work also contributed to Durkheim's understanding of social solidarity.
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