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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.

Violence and the Sacred

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Violence and the Sacred is René Girard's landmark study of human evil. Here Girard explores violence as it is represented... Read more

    Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    Publication Date: 24/10/2013
    ISBN13: 9781472520814, 978-1472520814
    ISBN10: 1472520815

    Number of Pages: 392

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

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    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.

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