02684nam 2200625Ia 450 991080841530332120240416205226.01-62895-106-01-60917-339-2(CKB)2670000000234751(EBL)1810099(SSID)ssj0000713966(PQKBManifestationID)11455927(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000713966(PQKBWorkID)10663697(PQKB)11773698(MiAaPQ)EBC3338280(OCoLC)811400640(MdBmJHUP)muse18706(MiAaPQ)EBC1810099(Au-PeEL)EBL3338280(CaPaEBR)ebr10590997(OCoLC)923249175(Au-PeEL)EBL1810099(OCoLC)892799024(EXLCZ)99267000000023475120111214d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPsychopolitics conversations with Trevor Cribben Merrill /Jean-Michel Oughourlian ; translated by Trevor Cribben Merrill1st ed.East Lansing, MI Michigan State University Pressc20121 online resource (110 p.)Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-61186-053-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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. 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 René Girard, reveals Studies in Violence, Mimesis, & CulturePolitical psychologyPolitical psychology.320.01/9Oughourlian Jean-Michel210112Merrill Trevor Cribben1605549MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808415303321Psychopolitics3930840UNINA