The One by Whom Scandal Comes
(Part of the Studies in Violence, Mimesis, and Culture (SVMC) Series)
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"Why is there so much violence in our midst?" Ren Girard asks. "No question is more debated today. And none produces more disappointing answers." In Girard's mimetic theory it is the imitation of someone else's desire that gives rise to conflict whenever the desired object cannot be shared. This mimetic rivalry, Girard argues, is responsible for the frequency and escalating intensity of human conflict. For Girard, human conflict comes not from the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1611861098
ISBN13:9781611861099
Release Date:January 2014
Publisher:Michigan State University Press
Length:152 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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