Evolution and Conversion: Dialogues on the Origins of Culture

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction: 'One long argument from the beginning to the end' PlERPAOLO ANTONELLO AND JOÃO CEZAR DE CASTRO ROCHA -- 1 The Life of the Mind -- 2 'A Theory by Which to Work': The Mimetic Mec...

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Main Author: Girard, René 1923-2015 (Author)
Contributors: Girard, Andrew B Hammond Professor of French Language Literature and Civilization Rene (Other) ; Kirwan, Michael (Other) ; Rocha, João Cezar de Castro (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: London Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 2008
In:Year: 2008
Reviews:[Rezension von: Girard, René, 1923-2015, Evolution and conversion : dialogues on the origins of culture] (2009) (Madigan, Patrick)
[Rezension von: Girard, René, 1923-2015, Evolution and conversion : dialogues on the origins of culture] (2009) (Madigan, Patrick)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Girard, René 1923-2015
Further subjects:B Religion and culture
B Violence-Religious aspects
B Electronic books
B Girard, René,-1923-2015
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Girard, René: Evolution and Conversion : Dialogues on the Origins of Culture. - London : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,c2008. - 9780567032515
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Summary:Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction: 'One long argument from the beginning to the end' PlERPAOLO ANTONELLO AND JOÃO CEZAR DE CASTRO ROCHA -- 1 The Life of the Mind -- 2 'A Theory by Which to Work': The Mimetic Mechanism -- 3 The Symbolic Species -- 4 Dialogues and Criticism: From Frazer to Lévi-Strauss -- 5 Method, Evidence and Truth -- 6 The Scandal of Christianity -- 7 Modernity, Postmodernity and Beyond -- Chronology of Girard's Life -- List of Girard's Publications -- Index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (297 pages)
ISBN:978-1-4411-4887-2