Violence, Desire and the Sacred Girard's Mimetic Theory Across the Disciplines [Hardcover]

Violence, Desire and the Sacred presents the most up-to-date inter-disciplinary work being developed with the ground-breaking insights of Ren? Girard's mimetic theory. The collection showcases the work of outstanding scholars in mimetic theory and how they are applying and developing Girard's insights in a variety of fields. Girard's mimetic insight has provided a fruitful way for different disciplines, such as literature, anthropology, theology, religion studies, cultural studies, and philosophy, to engage on common anthropological ground, with a shared understanding of the human person. The aim of this edited collection is to present this interdisciplinary work and to illustrate how Girard's insights provide fertile ground for bringing together disparate disciplines in a shared purpose. As academic work on Girard's insights is growing, this collection would meet the need to show the critical, interdisciplinary applications of these insights.

ForewordAnn AstellContributorsIntroductionScott Cowdell, Joel Hodge and Chris FlemingPart I: Finding Our Bearings1. Ren? Girard, Modernity, and ApocalypseScott CowdellPart II: Biblical Studies2. Like Being Dragged Through a Bush Backwards : Hints of the Shape of Conversion's AdventureJames Alison3. Finding the Way: How to Study Scripture with the Help of Scripture and the Desert FathersDraako Dizdar4. Sacred Men and Sacred Goats: Mimetic Theory in Levitical and Passion IntertextDebra AnstisPart III: Theology5. Beyond Locked Doors: The Breath of the Risen OneAnthony J. Kelly, CSsR6. Torture and Faith: The Violent Sacred and Christian Resistance in East TimorJoel Hodge7. Girard and the Tasks of TheologyKevin LenehanPart IV: Literary Studies8. Ren? Girard, Jacques Derrida's The Gift of Death, and Salman RushdieVijay Mishra9. Grace Can Be Violent: Flannery's O'Connor's Novelistic TruthJeremiah AlbergPart V: History and Political Thought10. Europe and Enmity: How Christianity Can Contribute to a PositilĮ