Desire in René Girard and Jesus.
Newell, William L.
Desire in René Girard and Jesus. - Lanham : Lexington Books, 2012. - 1 online resource (242 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments; Introduction: Desiderium in Girard; Part I; 1 The Foundational Murder; 2 Ressentiment Redivivus; 3 Violence, Myth, and the Sacred; 4 Logos in Heraclitus and John; 5 Apocalypse; 6 Christ's Passion; Part II; 7 The Sacrificial Passion; Excursus; Conclusion; Partial Bibliography; Index.
Desire in René Girard and Jesus presents a comprehensive analysis of René Girard's work on the origins of culture and the depths of human desire. Girard's hypothesis of mimesis discloses the lack of originality in human desire even as it offers a scientific method for handling religion after two centuries of its absence in the social science.
9780739171103 (electronic bk.) 0739171100 (electronic bk.) 9780739171097 (cloth ; alk. paper) 0739171097 (cloth ; alk. paper) 9781299733152 (MyiLibrary) 1299733158 (MyiLibrary)
504566 MIL
Girard, René, 1923-2015.
Jesus Christ.
Girard, René, 1923-2015.
Jesus Christ.
Desire--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christianity--Psychology.
Désir--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
Christianisme--Psychologie.
PHILOSOPHY--History & Surveys--Modern.
Christianity--Psychology.
Desire--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Electronic books.
B2430.G494 / N49 2012eb
194
Desire in René Girard and Jesus. - Lanham : Lexington Books, 2012. - 1 online resource (242 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments; Introduction: Desiderium in Girard; Part I; 1 The Foundational Murder; 2 Ressentiment Redivivus; 3 Violence, Myth, and the Sacred; 4 Logos in Heraclitus and John; 5 Apocalypse; 6 Christ's Passion; Part II; 7 The Sacrificial Passion; Excursus; Conclusion; Partial Bibliography; Index.
Desire in René Girard and Jesus presents a comprehensive analysis of René Girard's work on the origins of culture and the depths of human desire. Girard's hypothesis of mimesis discloses the lack of originality in human desire even as it offers a scientific method for handling religion after two centuries of its absence in the social science.
9780739171103 (electronic bk.) 0739171100 (electronic bk.) 9780739171097 (cloth ; alk. paper) 0739171097 (cloth ; alk. paper) 9781299733152 (MyiLibrary) 1299733158 (MyiLibrary)
504566 MIL
Girard, René, 1923-2015.
Jesus Christ.
Girard, René, 1923-2015.
Jesus Christ.
Desire--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christianity--Psychology.
Désir--Aspect religieux--Christianisme.
Christianisme--Psychologie.
PHILOSOPHY--History & Surveys--Modern.
Christianity--Psychology.
Desire--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Electronic books.
B2430.G494 / N49 2012eb
194