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Sacrifice

Paperback • 2011 • English

Sacrifice

By René Girard

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Rene Girard interrogates the Brahmanas of Vedic India, exploring coincidences with mimetic theory that are too numerous and striking to be accidental. 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. Far from unduly priv...Show more

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9780870139925

Publisher

Michigan State University Press

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

Sacrifice

Format

Paperback

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