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Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World
René Girard
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| #32057 in Books | Stanford University Press | 1987-06-01 | 1987-06-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x1.20 x6.00l,1.41 | File type: PDF | 470 pages | ||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| A profound and meaingful book|By Ada Casazza|A deep and thick book in terms of content. It is not for everyone. Girard points out the patterns in the formation of all cultures, how religion and mythology interconnect and how primitive religion changed with the Jewish/Christian era. Finally one sees that all those patterns are still going on today. It was very thought prov||"A necessary companion piece to Violence and the Sacred for those interested in Girard's grand theory of society and human nature. . . . Girard expounds his vision of the foundational place of mimesis, violence, and scapegoating for all human cultures.
An astonishing work of cultural criticism, this book is widely recognized as a brilliant and devastating challenge to conventional views of literature, anthropology, religion, and psychoanalysis. In its scope and itnerest it can be compared with Freud's Totem and Taboo, the subtext Girard refutes with polemic daring, vast erudition, and a persuasiveness that leaves the reader compelled to respond, one way or another. This is the single fullest summation of G...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World | René Girard. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.