Violence and the Sacred
Author | : René Girard |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 1988-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0485113414 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780485113419 |
Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Violence and the Sacred by : René Girard
Download or read book Violence and the Sacred written by René Girard and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "His fascinating and ambitious book provides a fully developed theory of violence as the 'heart and secret soul' of the sacred. Girard's fertile, combative mind links myth to prophetic writing, primitive religions to classical tragedy."--Victor Brombert, Chronicle of Higher Education.