欧洲是现代社会科学的发源地。社会科学的兴起固然有诸多原因,但是有一个重要因素不容忽视,那就是中世纪以来的基督教会保留了大量有关社会生活、经济活动和政治法律的档案资料。这些教会档案为后世的社会科学研究提供了宝贵的第一手实证史料。涂尔干得以对自杀现象进行社会学 Europe is the birthplace of modern social sciences. There are many reasons for the rise of social science. However, one important factor that can not be ignored is that the Christian Church since the Middle Ages retained a large amount of archival materials on social life, economic activities and political laws. These church files provide valuable first-hand empirical evidence for future social science research. Durkheim has been able to conduct sociology of suicide