René Girard's mimetic theory [electronic resource] / Wolfgang Palaver ; translated by Gabriel Borrud.

A systematic introduction into the mimetic theory of the French-American literary theorist and philosophical anthropologist Ren Girard, this essential text explains its three main pillars (mimetic desire, the scapegoat mechanism, and the Biblical difference) with the help of examples from literature...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Palaver, Wolfgang, 1958- (Author)
Other Authors:	Borrud, Gabriel (Translator)
Other title:	René Girards mimetische Theorie. English
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English German
Published:	East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2013.
Series:	Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture.
Subjects:	Girard, René, > 1923-2015. Imitation. Mimesis in literature. Philosophy, Modern.