When these things begin :: conversations with Michel Treguer /

In this lively series of conversations with writer Michel Treguer, René Girard revisits the major concepts of mimetic theory and explores science, democracy, and the nature of God and freedom. Girard affirms that "our unprecedented present is incomprehensible without Christianity." Global...

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Main Author: Girard, René, 1923-2015
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, 2014.
Series:Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:In this lively series of conversations with writer Michel Treguer, René Girard revisits the major concepts of mimetic theory and explores science, democracy, and the nature of God and freedom. Girard affirms that "our unprecedented present is incomprehensible without Christianity." Globalization has unified the world, yet civil war and terrorism persist despite free trade and economic growth. Because of mimetic desire and the rivalry it generates, asserts Girard, "whether we're talking about marriage, friendship, professional relationships, issues with neighbors or matters of national unity,
Physical Description:1 online resource (153 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1609174003
9781628950175
162895017X
9781609174002

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