Violence, desire, and the sacred : Girard's mimetic theory across the disciplines / edited by Scott Cowdell, Chris Fleming, and Joel Hodge.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cowdell, Scott.

Fleming, Chris, 1970-

Hodge, Joel.

Series:

Violence, desire, and the sacred ; v. 1.

Violence, desire, and the sacred ; volume 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence.

Imitation.

Desire.

Religion.

Girard, Rene, 1923-.

Girard, Rene.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Violence, Desire and the Sacred presents the most up-to-date inter-disciplinary work being developed with the ground-breaking insights of René Girard's mimetic theory. The collection showcases the work of outstanding scholars in mimetic theory and how they are applying and developing Girard's insights in a variety of fields. Girard's mimetic insight has provided a fruitful way for different disciplines, such as literature, anthropology, theology, religion studies, cultural studies, and philosophy, to engage on common anthropological ground, with a shared understanding of the human person. The

Contents:

Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Introduction; Part One - Finding Our Bearings; Chapter 1 René Girard, Modernity, and Apocalypse; Desire, rivalry, violence, scapegoating; The deculturing, secularizing gospel; Modern institutions: A stabilizing stopgap; "Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war"; Notes; Part Two - Biblical Studies; Chapter 2 "Like Being Dragged Through a Bush Backwards": Hints of the Shape of Conversion's Adventure; Chapter 3 Finding the Way: How to Study Scripture with the Help of Scripture and the Desert Fathers; Searching the scriptures together

A word from the fathers: The holy wholly otherThe holy subversive one; A word from the fathers: "I do not understand"; Who shall guide me?; "Beginning with this scripture . . ."; "Beginning with Moses and the prophets . . ."; Renewal of the mind in Christ; Notes; Chapter 4 Sacred Men and Sacred Goats: Mimetic Theory in Levitical and Passion Intertext; Approach; Mimetic theory; Judas and Jesus; Leviticus 16; A typological pair; Conclusion; Notes; Part Three - Theology; Chapter 5 Beyond Locked Doors: The Breath of the Risen One; Johannine "Girardian" texts; The resurrection and natural law

Paul's historic experienceThe resurrection-an expanding event; The gifts of the Spirit: A Girardian perspective?; A paschal hermeneutics; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 6 Torture and Faith: The Violent Sacred and Christian Resistance in East Timor; A short history of East Timor; The state and the violent sacred; Losing the "Mimetic Battle" and Christian resistance; Notes; Chapter 7 Girard and the Tasks of Theology; Three theological tasks; Girard and Christian apologia; Girard and hermeneutics; Girard and dialogue; Notes; Part Four - Literary Studies

Chapter 8 René Girard, Jacques Derrida's The Gift of Death, and Salman RushdieExcursus; Notes; Chapter 9 Grace Can Be Violent: Flannery O'Connor's Novelistic Truth; Violence and God; The difficulty of revelation; "Memoir for Mary Ann"; The character of Rayber; Novelistic inconclusivity; Notes; Part Five - History and Political Thought; Chapter 10 Europe and Enmity: How Christianity Can Contribute to a Positive Identity; Parochial altruism and closed societies: Political patterns stemming from the scapegoat mechanism; Europe and enmity

The need for a new saintliness: Europe's obligation to seek unity in the world without erasing differencesNotes; Chapter 11 Herodian Aspects of the English Reformation Monarchy: Anglican Brutality and Girardian Insight; Herodian monarchs and prelates of the English Reformation; A trail of violence; From Herod to modernity; Notes; Chapter 12 Human Rights: Controlling the Uncontrollable?; Girard's mimetic theory; Case 1: State players; Case 2: The work of NGOs; Case 3: Rights talk; The system and its victims; Critical reflections; Notes; Part Six - Developments and Critiques

Chapter 13 Hard Evidence for Girardian Mimetic Theory Intersubjectivity and Mirror Neurons(

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Series statement from publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781441165053

1441165053

9781283736169

1283736160

9781441146892

144114689X

OCLC:

836400633