Violence and the Sacred
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title:
Violence and the Sacred
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Violence and the Sacred is a 1972 book about the sacred by the French critic René Girard, in which the author explores the ritual role of sacrifice. The book received both positive reviews, which praised Girard's theory of the sacred, and more mixed assessments. Some commentators have seen the book as a work that expresses or points toward a Christian religious perspective. However, the book has also been seen as "atheistic" or "hostile to religion". Violence and the Sacred became highly influen
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1972 book by René Girard
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violence_and_the_Sacred
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2007-05-31T07:17:00Z
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2024-09-12T14:47:31Z
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