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352 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780801822186
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 01 January 1979
Description
Violence and the Sacred is Ren Girard's landmark study of human evil. Here Girard explores violence as it is represented and occurs throughout history, literature and myth. Girard's forceful and thought-provoking analyses of Biblical narrative, Gr...
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informative 75%
dark 50%
sad 25%
tense 25%
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Death, Incest, CannibalismModerate
Animal death
352 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780801822186
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 01 January 1979
Description
Violence and the Sacred is Ren Girard's landmark study of human evil. Here Girard explores violence as it is represented and occurs throughout history, literature and myth. Girard's forceful and thought-provoking analyses of Biblical narrative, Gr...
Community Reviews Summary of 74 reviews
Moods
challenging 75%
informative 75%
dark 50%
sad 25%
tense 25%
Pace
medium 25%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Incest, CannibalismModerate
Animal death