Mimesis and Science: Empirical Research on Imitation and the Mimetic Theory of Culture and Religion

This exciting compendium brings together, for the first time, some of the foremost scholars of Ren Girard's mimetic theory, with leading imitation researchers from the cognitive, developmental, and neuro sciences. These chapters explore some of the major discoveries and developments concerning the foundational, yet previously overlooked, role of imitation in human life, revealing the unique theoretical links that can now be made from the neural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611860237
• ISBN13: 9781611860238
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"