Violence and the Sacred is René Girard's landmark study of human evil. Here Girard explores violence as it is represented and occurs throughout history, literature and myth. Girard's forceful and thought-provoking analyses of Biblical narrative, Greek tragedy and the lynchings and pogroms propagated by contemporary states illustrate his central argument that violence belongs to everyone and is at the heart of the sacred.
| ISBN: | 9780801822186 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 1979 |
| Author: | René Girard |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Genres: |
Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Violence and abuse in society Christianity |
Violence and the Sacred is René Girard's landmark study of human evil. Here Girard explores violence as it is represented and occurs throughout history, literature and myth.
Violence and the Sacred features in the following genres: Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Violence and abuse in society, Christianity
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Violence and the Sacred was written by René Girard and published by Johns Hopkins University Press
Violence and the Sacred has 352 pages