On Girard: Mimesis and Cosmic War

Much of what Freud and Girard have said about the function of symbolic violence in religion has been persuasive. Even if one questions, as I do, Girard's idea that mimetic desire is the sole driving force behind symbols of religious violence, one can still agree that mimesis is a significant fa...

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Main Author: Juergensmeyer, Mark 1940- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2016]
In: Bulletin for the study of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 45, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 59-65
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Girard, René 1923-2015 / Sacrifice / Mimesis / Violence
RelBib Classification:AE Psychology of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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