Violence, the sacred, and things hidden: a discussion with René Girard at Esprit (1973)

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword, Andreas Wilmes -- Translator's Introduction, Andrew J. McKenna -- Discussion with René Girard -- Appendix: Table of Passages -- Index.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Girard, René 1923-2015 (Author)
Contributors: McKenna, Andrew J. (Translator) ; Wilmes, Andreas (Writer of preface)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: East Lansing Michigan State University Press [2022]
In:Year: 2022
Reviews:[Rezension von: Girard, René, 1923-2015, Violence, the sacred, and things hidden : discussion with René Girard at Esprit (1973)] (2022) (Alberg, Jeremiah)
Series/Journal:Breakthroughs in mimetic theory
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Girard, René 1923-2015 / Violence / The Holy / Sacrifice (Religion) / Mimesis
Further subjects:B Girard, René (1923-2015) Violence et le sacré
B Girard, René (1923-2015) Interviews
B Mimesis in literature
B Philosophy, Modern
B Violence Philosophy
B Electronic books
B Sacrifice
B Esprit (Paris, France : 1932)
B Interview
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Intro -- Contents -- Foreword, Andreas Wilmes -- Translator's Introduction, Andrew J. McKenna -- Discussion with René Girard -- Appendix: Table of Passages -- Index.
"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-Ressource (liii, 84 Seiten)
ISBN:978-1-60917-681-5