{"product_id":"violence-the-sacred-and-things-hidden-a-discussion-with-ren-girard-at-esprit-1973-9781611864069","title":"Violence, the Sacred, and Things Hidden: A Discussion with René Girard at Esprit (1973)","description":"Never before translated in English, this 1973 discussion between René Girard (1923-2015) and other prominent scholars represents one of the most significant breakthroughs in mimetic theory. Organized by the French journal \u003ci\u003eEsprit\u003c\/i\u003e, the conversation was an opportunity for Girard to debate with his interlocutors the theories he expounded in \u003ci\u003eViolence and the Sacred\u003c\/i\u003e (1972). These scholars prompted him to reconsider the book's strictly sociological interpretation of religion, highlighting the misrecognition of violent scapegoating at its origins and in its myths and ritual practices, by addressing the relation between his critique of primitive or archaic religion and the role of Judeo-Christianity. The ensuing discussion opened up an entirely new and admittedly startling phase of his thinking, where he deployed an epistemology rooted in Biblical revelation, which he viewed as an ongoing deconstruction of sacrificial practices. In this text, he vindicates for the very first time the anthropological relevance of Judeo-Christian scriptures. The 1973 discussion thus marks a new and decisive step in Girard's intellectual journey, making this volume a critical document for understanding the transition period between \u003ci\u003eViolence and the Sacred \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThings Hidden Since the Foundation of the World\u003c\/i\u003e (1978).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michigan State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611864069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150","brand":"Ren\u0026#233; Girard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42353123721397,"sku":"9781611864069","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5bbf12a3-6997-4d4a-8c6c-6888d6b6247c.jpg?v=1661843943","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/violence-the-sacred-and-things-hidden-a-discussion-with-ren-girard-at-esprit-1973-9781611864069","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}