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Violence, the Sacred, and Things Hidden : A Discussion with René Girard at Esprit (1973) /

"In 1973 Girard was invited by the editors of Esprit in Paris to discuss his work with several interlocutors from the fields of philosophy, psychoanalysis, literature, and theology. In this exchange Girard addresses challenges to his thinking, and is further prompted to consider the relation be...

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Main Author: Girard, Rene, 1923-2015 (Author)
Other Authors: McKenna, Andrew J. (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"In 1973 Girard was invited by the editors of Esprit in Paris to discuss his work with several interlocutors from the fields of philosophy, psychoanalysis, literature, and theology. In this exchange Girard addresses challenges to his thinking, and is further prompted to consider the relation between his critique of primitive or archaic religion and the role of Judeo-Christianity, which Western culture has adopted as its own, and to which his book pays scant attention"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (138 pages).
ISBN:9781609176815