To Double Business Bound: Essays on Literature, Mimesis and Anthropology

To Double Business Bound: Essays on Literature, Mimesis and Anthropology
ISBN-10
0801836557
ISBN-13
9780801836558
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
229
Language
English
Published
1988-03
Publisher
JHU Press
Author
René Girard

Description

"Girard fuses literary, psychological, and anthropological texts in order to view the activity of mimesis. This includes the phenomena of scapegoating, victimage, and sacrifice. They, in turn, serve as starting points for a breathtakingly daring and encompassing theory of the origins of human culture. In an era of interdisciplinary studies, this volume stands alone."--"Choice."

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