The work of the French American theorist René Girard (b.1923) has been highly influential in a wide variety of intellectual disciplines. One enthusiastic reviewer in Le Monde suggested that the year 1972 (when La Violence et le Sacré was published) should be marked with an aster…
This volume explores the 'Mimetic Theory' of the cultural theorist René Girard and its applicability to Islamic thought and tradition. Authors critically examine Girard's assertion about the connection between group formation, religion, and 'scapegoating' violence. These insight…
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1 An Ignatian Approach to Reading the Spiritual Classics -- 2 'A Clear and Perfect Estate': Mary Ward's Vision of the Just Soul -- 3 Compassion and Competence in the Service of O…
