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The One by Whom Scandal Comes

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by Rene Girard

    • Author

      Rene Girard

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      Michigan State University Press

    • Published

      December 2013

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    "Why is there so much violence in our midst?" Rene Girard asks. "No question is more debated today. And none produces more disappointing answers." In Girard's mimetic theory it is the imitation of someone else's desire that gives rise to conflict whenever the desired object cannot be shared. This mimetic rivalry, Girard argues, is responsible for the frequency and escalating intensity of human conflict. For Girard, human conflict comes not from the loss of reciprocity between humans but from the transition, imperceptible at first but then ever more rapid, from good to bad reciprocity. In this landmark text, Girard continues his study of violence in light of geopolitical competition, focusing on the roots and outcomes of violence across societies latent in the process of globalisation. The volume concludes in a wide-ranging interview with the Sicilian cultural theorist Maria Stella Barberi, where Girard's twenty-first century emphases on the continuity of all religions, global conflict, and the necessity of apocalyptic thinking emerge.

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    • Author

      Rene Girard

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      Michigan State University Press

    • Published

      December 2013

    • Weight

      205g

    • Page Count

      152

    • Dimensions

      150 x 227 x 16 mm

    • ISBN

      9781611861099

    • ISBN-10

      1611861098

    • Eden Code

      4266215

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    • Author/Creator: Rene Girard

    • ISBN: 9781611861099

    • Publisher: Michigan State University Press

    • Release Date: December 2013

    • Weight: 205g

    • Dimensions: 150 x 227 x 16 mm

    • Eden Code: 4266215


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