Violence, the sacred, and things hidden : discussion with René Girard at Esprit (1973) / René Girard ; translated by Andrew McKenna, with a foreword by Andreas Wilmes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Girard, René, 1923-2015, author.

Contributor:

Wilmes, Andreas, writer of supplementary textual content.

McKenna, Andrew J., translator.

Series:

Breakthroughs in mimetic theory.

Breakthroughs in mimetic theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mimesis in literature.

Philosophy, Modern.

Sacrifice.

Violence--Philosophy.

Violence.

Esprit (Paris, France : 1932).

Girard, René, 1923-2015--Interviews.

Girard, René.

Girard, René, 1923-2015. Violence et le sacré.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"In 1973 Girard was invited by the editors of Esprit in Paris to discuss his work with several interlocutors from the fields of philosophy, psychoanalysis, literature, and theology. In this exchange Girard addresses challenges to his thinking, and is further prompted to consider the relation between his critique of primitive or archaic religion and the role of Judeo-Christianity, which Western culture has adopted as its own, and to which his book pays scant attention"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword, Andreas Wilmes

Translator's Introduction, Andrew J. McKenna

Discussion with René Girard

Appendix: Table of Passages

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62895-448-5

1-60917-681-2

OCLC:

1287098850