Things hidden since the foundation of the world
Girard, René, 1923-20152016
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This book presents an original global theory of culture. Girard explores the social function of violence and the mechanism of the social scapegoat. His vision is a brilliant and devastating challenge to conventional views of literature, anthropology, religion and psychoanalysis.
Main title:
Things hidden since the foundation of the world / René Girard ; translated by Stephen Bann, Michael Metteer.
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Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2016.
Collation:
464 pages ; 22 cm.
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Notes:
Translated from the French.This translation originally published: London: Athlone, 1987.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781474268431 (pbk)
Dewey class:
300.1
Language:
EnglishFrench
BRN:
1339740
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