The origin of Religion and Social Control ( a criticism of Emil Durkheim) Criticism of Sociologist Emile Durkheim: The sociologist Emile Durkheim said that ;" Religion don't makes man , Man makes religion in his imagination to control society".it's said his book namely " Elementary form of religious life"(1912).In this book he asserted the origin of religion. And explained the different part of religion. At firs he classified the two part of religion such as; 1.living life 2 .After life He asserted that the origin of religion is not from it's own or god.it from society. And he highlighted community consciousness to origin of religion. Although his point is something same to Buddhism but he don't believe in metaphysical God/ god. But from my own point of view that here three keyword works. Firstly origin of religion ( society or God ?) , General Characteristics of religion, social control. To prove origin of religion from God , I will explain shortly the general characteristics of religion, how religion control society? General characteristics of religion: Religion deals with the code of Human life. From birth to afterlife , it gives rules to human hence they lead their life in a moral standard and can get peace. Child life, teen life, mature life, old life , family life, social life, economical, political, business, international everything is in religion. Then all is in religion. And broadly it deals with all code of human life.now I will explain shortly the concept of Social control. Social Control: Social control means the rules which are maintained by social people . this rules may be from social culture, tradition, environment, religion. Here religious rule is above to all . because it mostly connected to ethical standards. People maintain the rules. Now I give some realistic logic to prove origin of religion from God. Origin of religion: Now in this sense my logical point of view that if religion come from society then the religious book that must be written by social people? But if religious book are written by them ! Was The ancient people advanced to present people? For this question ,that the theory of religious books is now proving and also maximum are proved by modern science. Although some religious culture is changed because they created by man not God.But accurate religious culture and rules is not changed at all.Such as the holy Queran of Islam Religion. In the History of World we know that the Ancient people was illiterate and uneducated. So is it possible to write and makes rules for controlling society in a individual way? How is it possible? Modern science proved maximum theory or rule of religion in logical and scientific way without some Metaphysical context and paranormal concept. So how great Sociologist Emile Durkheim asserted the origin of religion from society?.I don't Understand it . Written and Criticised by: Syful Islam Learner of Department of Philosophy University of Barishal.Bangladesh.