The sacred monstrous :: a reflection on violence in human communities /

In The Sacred Monstrous author Wendy Hamblet traces the historical and social fact of violence through the work of Girard, Bloch, Lorenz and Burket. She takes up the charge advanced by social theorists, anthropologists and others that violence is steeped in our being; it pervades our generations and...

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1. Verfasser: Hamblet, Wendy C., 1949-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2004]
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Zusammenfassung:In The Sacred Monstrous author Wendy Hamblet traces the historical and social fact of violence through the work of Girard, Bloch, Lorenz and Burket. She takes up the charge advanced by social theorists, anthropologists and others that violence is steeped in our being; it pervades our generations and is imbedded in the ethos of our modern institutions. Hamblet's discussion of human history re-frames our understanding of how violence works in history and society. The Sacred Monstrous is a salient work of continentally informed philosophy that contributes significantly to any discussion of violen.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 111 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-108) and index.
ISBN:9780739160558
0739160559
1299830730
9781299830738

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