Mimetic Theory and World Religions

Those who anticipated the demise of religion and the advent of a peaceful, secularized global village have seen the last two decades confound their predictions. Ren Girard's mimetic theory is a key to understanding the new challenges posed by our world of resurgent violence and pluralistic cultures and traditions. Girard sought to explain how the Judeo-Christian narrative exposes a founding murder at the origin of human civilization and demystifies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611862620
• ISBN13: 9781611862621
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"