Violence and the Sacred
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Violence and the Sacred
Narrated by:
Peter Noble
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Narrated by:
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Peter Noble
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René Girard
About this listen
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.
©1972 Editions Bernard Grasset; English translation copyright 1977 by The Johns Hopkins University Press (P)2024 HighBridge, a division of Recorded BooksIt's more accessible when it's available on Audible as well as in other formats.
The narrator is good too.
It's not an easy book and I may have to listen to all or parts again but I highly recommend the effort.
It's far better to read what Girard said first hand rather than to get someone else's misunderstanding of what he said - especially as many (including academics and fundamentalists) are motivated to "misunderstand" or misrepresent him on purpose.
An Important Book - Glad I could listen!
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