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Violence and the Sacred

Name: Violence and the Sacred
ISBN: 9780801822186

René Girard

Johns Hopkins University Press · Print & ebook · January 1, 1979

Reading lane: Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism

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Book Details

Authors: René Girard
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: January 1, 1979
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism · The Christian Soul
Reading lane: Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism

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Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism
Biblical History & Culture
The Christian Soul
Violence in Society

About This Book

Violence and the Sacred is René Girard's landmark study of human evil. Here Girard explores violence as it is represented and occurs throughout history, literature and myth. Girard's forceful and thought-provoking analyses of Biblical narrative, Greek tragedy and the lynchings and pogroms propagated by contemporary states illustrate his central argument that violence belongs to everyone and is at the heart of the sacred.