According to Durkheim, what role does religion play in society?

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used to manipulate the general populationmirrors the structure and values of human communitiesis unrelated to social interactionsacts as a revolutionary element within communitiesserves primarily as a personal belief system

Explanation

Durkheim argued that religion represents the collective consciousness and social realities of human groups, reflecting the society itself rather than being an external or purely individual phenomenon.