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Sacrifice [[electronic resource] /] / René Girard ; translated by Matthew Pattillo and David Dawson



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Autore: Girard René <1923-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Sacrifice [[electronic resource] /] / René Girard ; translated by Matthew Pattillo and David Dawson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (116 p.)
Disciplina: 203/.42
Soggetto topico: Sacrifice - Hinduism - History of doctrines
Sacrifice in the Bible
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: PattilloMatthew  
DawsonDavid  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: Sacrifice in the Vedic tradition -- The founding myths of Vedic sacrifice -- Sacrifice revealed in the Biblical and Vedic religions.
Sommario/riassunto: In Sacrifice, René Girard interrogates the Brahmanas of Vedic India, exploring coincidences with mimetic theory that are too numerous and striking to be accidental. Even that which appears to be dissimilar fails to contradict mimetic theory, but instead corresponds to the minimum of illusion without which sacrifice becomes impossible. The Bible reveals collective violence, similar to that which generates sacrifice everywhere, but instead of making victims guilty, the Bible and the Gospels reveal the persecutors of a single victim. Instead of elaborating myths, they tell the truth absolut
Titolo autorizzato: Sacrifice  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-62895-110-9
1-60917-205-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910457402903321
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Serie: Breakthroughs in mimetic theory.