The Scapegoat
- ISBN-10
- 0801839173
- ISBN-13
- 9780801839177
- Series
- The Scapegoat
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 216
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989-08
- Publisher
- JHU Press
- Author
- René Girard
Description
"[Girard's] methods of extrapolating to find cultural history behind myths, and of reading hidden verification through silence, are worthy enrichments of the critic's arsenal." -- John Yoder, Religion and Literature.
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