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Violence and the Sacred
Dr René Girard
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Description for Violence and the Sacred
Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Bloomsbury Revelations
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472520814
SKU
V9781472520814
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About Dr René Girard
René Girard (1923-) was Andrew B. Hammond Professor Emeritus of French Language, Literature, and Civilization at Stanford University, USA, from 1981 to his retirement in 1995. A historian, literary critic and philosopher, he is the author of over 30 books including Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World.
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