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Mimesis and science : empirical research on imitation and the mimetic theory of culture and religion / edited by Scott R. Garrels.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture.
- Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Imitation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (279 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This exciting compendium brings together, for the first time, some of the foremost scholars of René Girard's mimetic theory, with leading imitation researchers from the cognitive, developmental, and neuro sciences. These chapters explore some of the major discoveries and developments concerning the foundational, yet previously overlooked, role of imitation in human life, revealing the unique theoretical links that can now be made from the neural basis of social interaction to the structure and evolution of human culture and religion. Together, mimetic scholars and imitation researchers are on
- Contents:
- Human imitation: historical, philosophical, and scientific perspectives / Scott R. Garrels
- From universal mimesis to the self formed by desire / Jean-Michel Oughourlian
- Out of the mouths of babes: imitation, gaze, and intentions in infant research
- the "like me" framework / Andrew N. Meltzoff
- Emotions and mimesis / Paul Dumouchel
- The two sides of mimesis: mimetic theory, embodied simulation, and social identification / Vittorio Gallese
- Imitation, communion, and culture / Ann Cale Kruger
- Imitation and violence: empirical evidence and the mimetic model / Mark R. Anspach
- Scared violence, mimetic rivalry, and war / Melvin Konner
- Desire, mimesis, and the phylogeny of freedom / William B. Hurlbut
- Naturalizing mimetic theory / Jean-Pierre Dupuy
- Mimesis and science: an interview with René Girard / Scott R. Garrels.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-62895-096-X
- 1-60917-238-8
- OCLC:
- 777191981
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