Sacrifice by Ren Girard

Sacrifice by Ren Girard

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Recognizing that the Vedic tradition also converges on a revelation that discredits sacrifice, mimetic theory locates within sacrifice itself a paradoxical power of quiet reflection that leads, in the long run, to the eclipse of this institution which is violent but nevertheless fundamental to the development of human culture.

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Sacrifice by Ren Girard

Recognizing that the Vedic tradition also converges on a revelation that discredits sacrifice, mimetic theory locates within sacrifice itself a paradoxical power of quiet reflection that leads, in the long run, to the eclipse of this institution which is violent but nevertheless fundamental to the development of human culture.
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ISBN 13 9780870139925
ISBN 10 0870139924
Title Sacrifice
Author Rene Giraud
Series Breakthroughs In Mimetic Theory
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Michigan State University Press
Year published 2011-04-30
Number of pages 104
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