Discovering Girard

by Kirwan, Michael

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Title Statements

Full title :Discovering Girard / Michael Kirwan.

Summary

"Really wonderful; an elegantly written initiation into the mimetic theory. I am lucky to have interpreters who understand what I want to say and who can write so well."- The work of Rene Girard is hugely influential in literature and cultural studies. But it is in understanding the relationship between religion and violence that his theory has created its greatest impact. Girard's understanding of mimetic rivalry and conflict and of scapegoating is seen by many to be the key to a completely new understanding of Christianity. Girard's name evokes curiosity and-often-strong feelings among devotees and skeptics. Discovering Girard is the first book to present Girard's work to a wider audience. It explains and appraises Girard's mimetic theory, shows its impact on theology and other disciplines, and manages to convey the excitement that a discovery of Girard's ideas often generates in readers."

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2005.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cowley Publications
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Mass
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2005.

Notes

"Published by Darton, Longman and Todd, London, UK, 2004"--Title page verso.

The Physical Object

Description:137 pages ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1561012297, 9781561012299
oclc:ocm59360035
LC Classification:B2430.G494
Dewey Decimal:203/.4

Desire is mimetic -- The scapegoat mechanism -- Dionysus versus 'the crucified' -- Method and objections -- The future of mimetic theory.

Subjects

Bouc émissaire Girard, René Imitation Imitation (Psychologie) Philosophie -- 20e siècle Philosophie française -- 20e siècle Philosophy, French Philosophy, French -- 20th century Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century Scapegoat Violence