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Mimesis and Science : Empirical Research on Imitation and the Mimetic Theory of Culture and Religion

Paperback • 2011 • Norwegian Bokmål

Mimesis and Science : Empirical Research on Imitation and the Mimetic Theory of Culture and Religion

By Scott R. Garrels

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About the book

This exciting compendium brings together, for the first time, some of the foremost scholars of René Girard's mimetic theory, with leading imitation researchers from the cognitive, developmental, and neuro sciences. These chapters explore some of the major discoveries and developments concerning the foundational, yet previously overlooked, role of imitation in human life, revealing the unique theoretical links that can now be made from the neural basis of social interaction to the structure and ...Show more

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9781611860238

Publisher

East Lansing, MI : Michigan State University Press

Published year

2011

Language

Norwegian Bokmål

Original title

Mimesis and Science : Empirical Research on Imitation and the Mimetic Theory of Culture and Religion

Format

Paperback

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