Mimetic Theory and Its Shadow : Girard, Milbank, and Ontological Violence / Scott Cowdell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cowdell, Scott, author.

Series:

Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture.

Studies in Violence, Mimesis and Culture Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Religious aspects.

Violence.

Mimesis in the Bible.

Metaphysics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Cowdell shows how Girard's vision of human transformation through faith in Christ reveals a different world beyond ontological violence while preserving the divine participation that Milbank champions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Chapter 1. John Milbank and René Girard in Dispute

Part 1. Positions

Chapter 2. Girard on Dialectics, Mimetic Rivalry, and Violence

Chapter 3. Girard on Nietzsche, Heidegger, Derrida, and Vattimo

Chapter 4. Milbank on Divine Participation and Ontological Peace

Part 2. Proposals

Chapter 5. Resituating Ontological Peace: Creation and Salvation History

Chapter 6. Reclaiming Divine Participation: Christ and Evolution

Chapter 7. Vertiginous At-Homeness: Beyond Ontological Violence

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781609177416

160917741X

OCLC:

1382722867