This volume contains the first of five volumes of Constant¿s De la Religion. It comprises two books with a different thematic focus: book one presents an outline of the ¿sentiment religieux¿, while book 2 deals with questions of fetishism. It also makes accessible all available documents relating to the publication of this first volume as well as the first ever edition of Constant¿s Carnet de notes depuis le 29 septembre 1824.

Markus Winkler, Université de Genève, Schweiz; Kurt Kloocke, Tübingen.