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Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World
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Develops a global theory of culture through the paradox of violence and exclusion serving a social function.
Table of Contents
Book I Fundamental Anthropology
1 The Victimage Mechanism as the Basis of Religion
2 The Development of Culture and Institutions
3 The Process of Hominization
4 Myth: The Invisibility of the Founding Murder
5 Texts of Persecution
Book II
1 Things Hidden SInce the Foundation of the World
2 A Non-Sacrifical Reading of the Gospel Text
3 The Sacrificial Reading and Historical Christianity
4 The Logos of Heraclitus and the Logos of John
Book III
1 Mimetic Desire
2 Desire without Object
3 Mimesis and Sexuality
4 Psychanalytic Mythology
5 Beyond Scandal
To conclude
Notes
Bibliography
Index
1 The Victimage Mechanism as the Basis of Religion
2 The Development of Culture and Institutions
3 The Process of Hominization
4 Myth: The Invisibility of the Founding Murder
5 Texts of Persecution
Book II
1 Things Hidden SInce the Foundation of the World
2 A Non-Sacrifical Reading of the Gospel Text
3 The Sacrificial Reading and Historical Christianity
4 The Logos of Heraclitus and the Logos of John
Book III
1 Mimetic Desire
2 Desire without Object
3 Mimesis and Sexuality
4 Psychanalytic Mythology
5 Beyond Scandal
To conclude
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 02 Oct 2003 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 480 |
| ISBN | 9780826468536 |
| Imprint | Continuum |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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