Abstract
An explication of the mimetic theory of Rene Girard from the perspective of secular modernity, with particular reference to the role of Christianity in secularization and the implications for a society increasingly deprived of the sacrificial protection of the archaic sacred. Girard's latest published insights on totalizing modern warfare and apocalyptic are fully integrated.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Violence, desire, and the sacred |
| Subtitle of host publication | Girard's mimetic theory across the disciplines |
| Editors | Scott Cowdell, Chris Fleming, Joel Hodge |
| Place of Publication | New York & London |
| Publisher | Continuum International Publishing Group |
| Chapter | 1 |
| Pages | 3-15 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781441146892 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781441194015 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |