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Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World
We began with the idea that underpins all of Girard’s theories––imitation. Conflict between people, he believes, is rooted in our propensity for imitation or in what he calls “mimetic desire”—an idea that began to take shape for him through his study of the great European novelists.
David Cayley • The Ideas of Rene Girard: An Anthropology of Religion and Violence
The reversal of the relation of innocence and guilt between victims and executioners is the keystone of biblical inspiration.
René Girard • I See Satan Fall Like Lightning
The Ideas of Rene Girard: An Anthropology of Religion and Violence
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