The Girard Reader - Brossura

Girard, René

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0824516346 ISBN 13: 9780824516345

Casa editrice: PublishDrive, 1996

Riassunto

In one volume, an anthology of seminal work of one of the twentieth century's most original thinkers.

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Recensione

The selections in this anthology of the writings of Girard (emeritus, French, Stanford Univ.) emphasize his thoughts on violence, religion, and culture as expressed in his books and articles. Born in Avignon, France, in 1923, Girard experienced a religious conversion to Christianity in 1959 while teaching French at Johns Hopkins University. In the first of this logically organized six-part reader, Girard defines his mimetic theory and mimetic desire: humans imitate models, but when the model's and the imitator's desires become the same, this clash produces envy and jealousy. Studying mimesis lead Girard to develop his phannakos, or scapegoat theory. In Part 4, he cites historical, textual examples where collective violence against an innocent individual victim or scapegoat was justified to restore peace and harmony to the community; Girard explains later how the Crucifixion became the ultimate scapegoat mechanism, which could not be justified. In the informative epilog, a conversation with editor Williams (religion, Syracuse Univ.), Girard further clarifies his views. A short glossary follows, along with a useful bibliography that includes works by other scholars in English, French, and German on Girard. Recommended to all humanists and scholars. --- Robert T. Ivey, Univ. of Memphis, Tenn.

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Book by Rene Girard

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: PublishDrive
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0824516346
• ISBN 13: 9780824516345
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 322
• Redattore: Williams James
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile