Evolution and conversion : dialogues on the origins of culture / / René Giard ; with Pierpaolo Antonello and João Cezar de Castro Rocha

• Autore: Girard René <1923-2015, >
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2017
• Edizione: Bloomsbury revelations edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (215 pages)
• Disciplina: 201.7
• Soggetto topico: Religion and culture; Violence - Religious aspects
• Persona (resp. second.): AntonelloPierpaolo; RochaJoão Cezar de Castro
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction: 'One long argument from the beginning to the end' -- Pierpaolo Antonello and Joao Cezar Castro Rocha -- 1 The Life of the Mind -- 2 'A Theory by Which to Work': The Mimetic Mechanism -- 3 The Symbolic Species -- 4 Dialogues and Criticism: From Frazer to Levi-Strauss -- 5 Method, Evidence and Truth -- 6 The Scandal of Christianity -- 7 Modernity, Postmodernity and Beyond -- Chronology of Girard's Life List of Girard's Publications -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Evolution and Conversion explores the main tenets of Rene Girard's thought in a series of dialogues. Here, Girard reflects on the evolution of his thought and offers striking new insights on topics such as violence, religion, desire and literature. His long argument is a historical one in which the origin of culture and religion is reunited in the contemporary world by means of a reinterpretation of Christianity and an understanding of the intrinsically violent nature of human beings. He also offers provocative re-readings of biblical and literary texts and responds to statements by Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins. Including an introduction by the authors, this is a revealing text by one of the most original thinkers of our time."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
• Titolo autorizzato: Evolution and conversion
• ISBN: 1-350-01824-4; 1-350-01826-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910164049803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Bloomsbury revelations.