René Girard's mimetic theory / Wolfgang Palaver ; translated by Gabriel Borrud.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palaver, Wolfgang, 1958-

Contributor:

Borrud, Gabriel.

Series:

Studies in Violence, Mimesis, & Culture

Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture

Standardized Title:

René Girards mimetische Theorie. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imitation.

Mimesis in literature.

Philosophy, Modern.

Girard, René, 1923-.

Girard, René.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (420 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A systematic introduction into the mimetic theory of the French-American literary theorist and philosophical anthropologist René Girard, this essential text explains its three main pillars (mimetic desire, the scapegoat mechanism, and the Biblical "difference") with the help of examples from literature and philosophy. This book also offers an overview of René Girard's life and work, showing how much mimetic theory results from existential and spiritual insights into one's own mimetic entanglements. Furthermore it examines the broader implications of Girard's theories, from the mimetic aspect

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Preface to the English Edition; 1. Life and Work of René Girard; 2. Religion and Modernity; 3. Mimetic Desire; 4. The Scapegoat Mechanism as Origin of Culture; 5. Biblical Revelation and Christianity; 6. Political Implications of the Mimetic Theory; 7. Mimetic Theory and Gender; Chronology; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Terms; Index of Names

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-396) and indexes.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-62895-107-9

1-60917-365-1

OCLC:

823739094