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Violence, the Sacred, and Things Hidden - A Discussion with Rene Girard at Esprit (1973) (Paperback)
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Violence, the Sacred, and Things Hidden - A Discussion with Rene Girard at Esprit (1973) (Paperback)
Series: Breakthroughs in Mimetic Theory
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Loot Price R529
Discovery Miles 5 290
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Never before translated in English, this 1973 discussion between
RenE Girard (1923-2015) and other prominent scholars represents one
of the most significant breakthroughs in mimetic theory. Organized
by the French journal Esprit, the conversation was an opportunity
for Girard to debate with his interlocutors the theories he
expounded in Violence and the Sacred (1972). These scholars
prompted him to reconsider the book's strictly sociological
interpretation of religion, highlighting the misrecognition of
violent scapegoating at its origins and in its myths and ritual
practices, by addressing the relation between his critique of
primitive or archaic religion and the role of Judeo-Christianity.
The ensuing discussion opened up an entirely new and admittedly
startling phase of his thinking, where he deployed an epistemology
rooted in Biblical revelation, which he viewed as an ongoing
deconstruction of sacrificial practices. In this text, he
vindicates for the very first time the anthropological relevance of
Judeo-Christian scriptures. The 1973 discussion thus marks a new
and decisive step in Girard's intellectual journey, making this
volume a critical document for understanding the transition period
between Violence and the Sacred and Things Hidden Since the
Foundation of the World (1978).
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