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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808415303321

Autore

Oughourlian Jean-Michel

Titolo

Psychopolitics : conversations with Trevor Cribben Merrill / / Jean-Michel Oughourlian ; translated by Trevor Cribben Merrill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing, MI, : Michigan State University Press, c2012

ISBN

1-62895-106-0

1-60917-339-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (110 p.)

Collana

Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture series

Altri autori (Persone)

MerrillTrevor Cribben

Disciplina

320.01/9

Soggetti

Political psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Psychopolitics -- War and terrorism -- The war of the gods -- Mimetic rivalry on an international scale -- Politics and religion -- The apocalypse -- Is there any hope? -- In conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

For thousands of years, political leaders have unified communities by aligning them against common enemies. However, today more than ever, the search for "common" enemies results in anything but unanimity. Scapegoats like Saddam Hussein, for example, led to a stark polarization in the United States. Renowned neuropsychiatrist and psychologist Jean-Michel Oughourlian proposes that the only authentic enemy is the one responsible for both everyday frustrations and global dangers, such as climate change-ourselves. Oughourlian, who pioneered an "interdividual" psychology with ReneĢ Girard, reveals