Violence and the Sacred
Johns Hopkins University Press · Print & ebook · January 1, 1979
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- Who it’s for
- A layered Philosophy pick that rewards careful reading and conversation.
- Genres
- Violence in Society, Religion & Society, Cultural Anthropology
- Published
- Johns Hopkins University Press, January 1, 1979
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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.
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A layered Philosophy pick that rewards careful reading and conversation.
Come here for
- philosophical criticism with literary and psychological range
- serious, discussion-friendly reading
Expect
- rigorous, book-club-ready argument
- classical and literary criticism with Christian resonance
Where it sits
| Cultural Anthropology | 27% |
|---|---|
| Religion & Society | 27% |
| Violence in Society | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism
- Biblical History & Culture
- The Christian Soul
- Violence in Society
- Authors
- René Girard
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Published
- January 1, 1979
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism