Discovering Girard

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Theology
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Author: Michael Kirwan ISBN: 9780232528213
Publisher: Darton, Longman & Todd LTD Publication: December 1, 2004
Imprint: Darton, Longman and Todd Ltd Language: English
Author: Michael Kirwan
ISBN: 9780232528213
Publisher: Darton, Longman & Todd LTD
Publication: December 1, 2004
Imprint: Darton, Longman and Todd Ltd
Language: English

The work of René Girard is hugely influential in literature and cultural studies. But it is in understanding the relationship between religion and violence that his theory has created the greatest impact. Girard’s understanding of mimetic rivalry and conflict and of scapegoating are seen by many to be the key to a completely new understanding of Christianity.

Girard’s name evokes curiosity and – often – strong feelings amongst devotees and sceptics. Discovering Girard is the first book to present Girard’s work to a wider audience in a way that not only explains and appraises his work and shows its impact on theology and other disciplines but conveys the sense of excitement that a discovery of Girard’s ideas often generates in readers.

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The work of René Girard is hugely influential in literature and cultural studies. But it is in understanding the relationship between religion and violence that his theory has created the greatest impact. Girard’s understanding of mimetic rivalry and conflict and of scapegoating are seen by many to be the key to a completely new understanding of Christianity.

Girard’s name evokes curiosity and – often – strong feelings amongst devotees and sceptics. Discovering Girard is the first book to present Girard’s work to a wider audience in a way that not only explains and appraises his work and shows its impact on theology and other disciplines but conveys the sense of excitement that a discovery of Girard’s ideas often generates in readers.

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