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René Girard’s concept of mimetic desire, scapegoat mechanism and biblical demystification
- Source :
- Seminare, Vol 35, Iss 4 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- The Francis de Sales Scientific Society (TNFS.PL), 2022.
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Abstract
- This article provides an overview of René Girard’s concept of mimetic desire, scapegoat mechanism and biblical demystification. It also attempts to explain the basic notions of his anthropology and to contextualize them in relation to the conceptions of philosophers like Freud, Durkheim and Nietzsche. The paper starts with an introduction to the widely discussed problem of mimetic desire. It sees Girard’s mimetic theory as a theory of conflict. Then, it analyzes how violence emerges through mimetic rivalry. From that point, the essay moves to discuss the scapegoat mechanism and the relation between violence and the sacred in archaic societies. Finally, it examines the conception of Judeo-Christian demystification of mimesis and surrogate victim.
- Subjects :
- Girard
mimesis
violence
scapegoat
religion
Christianity
Education
Social Sciences
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English, Polish
- ISSN :
- 12328766 and 24501328
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Seminare
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.6253332662284da08416f3af39b54baa
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.2014.4.04