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Violence and the Sacred by Girard, René, 1923-2015, is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Violence and the Sacred about?

Violence and the Sacred is Rene 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, Greek tragedy and the lynchings and pogroms propagated by contemporary states illustrate his central argument that violence belongs to everyone and is at the heart of the sacred.

Who reads Violence and the Sacred?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Girard, René, 1923-2015,
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press, 1979.
Published
1977
Language
EN
ISBN
9780801819636
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Religion
Rating
4.09 / 5 (484 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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