The Palgrave Handbook Of Mimetic Theory And Religion
by Wolfgang Palaver /
2017 / English / PDF
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The Palgrave Handbook of Mimetic Theory and Religion
The Palgrave Handbook of Mimetic Theory and Religion draws
on the expertise of leading scholars and thinkers to explore the
violent origins of culture, the meaning of ritual, and the
conjunction of theology and anthropology, as well as
secularization, science, and terrorism. Authors assess the
contributions of René Girard’s mimetic theory to our
understanding of sacrifice, ancient tragedy, and post-modernity,
and apply its insights to religious cinema and the global
economy. This handbook serves as introduction and guide to a
theory of religion and human behavior that has established itself
as fertile terrain for scholarly research and intellectual
reflection.
draws
on the expertise of leading scholars and thinkers to explore the
violent origins of culture, the meaning of ritual, and the
conjunction of theology and anthropology, as well as
secularization, science, and terrorism. Authors assess the
contributions of René Girard’s mimetic theory to our
understanding of sacrifice, ancient tragedy, and post-modernity,
and apply its insights to religious cinema and the global
economy. This handbook serves as introduction and guide to a
theory of religion and human behavior that has established itself
as fertile terrain for scholarly research and intellectual
reflection.