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René Girard's Mimetic Theory /

A systematic introduction into the mimetic theory of the French-American literary theorist and philosophical anthropologist Ren Girard, this essential text explains its three main pillars (mimetic desire, the scapegoat mechanism, and the Biblical difference) with the help of examples from literature...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Palaver, Wolfgang, 1958- (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Borrud, Gabriel (Traducteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Alemán
Publié: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2013.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Preface to the English Edition""; ""1. Life and Work of Renà Girard""; ""2. Religion and Modernity""; ""3. Mimetic Desire""; ""4. The Scapegoat Mechanism as Origin of Culture""; ""5. Biblical Revelation and Christianity""; ""6. Political Implications of the Mimetic Theory""; ""7. Mimetic Theory and Gender""; ""Chronology""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index of Terms""; ""Index of Names""