Violence, Desire, — And The Sacred, Volume 2: Ren...

Ultimately, Violence, Desire, and the Sacred, Volume 2 is a sobering reflection on the human condition. It suggests that until we understand the borrowed nature of our desires, we are doomed to repeat the cycles of rivalry and exclusion that have defined our species since its inception.

How modern societies, despite their claims of secularism, still rely on Girardian "sacred" structures to contain internal conflict. Violence, Desire, and the Sacred, Volume 2: Ren...

The influence of René Girard’s mimetic theory has rippled far beyond the walls of theology and literary criticism, finding a profound and unsettling home in the study of human history and social order. In Violence, Desire, and the Sacred, Volume 2 , the focus shifts from the foundational mechanics of mimesis to the visceral, often bloody ways these forces manifest in the real world. Ultimately, Violence, Desire, and the Sacred, Volume 2

A look at how contemporary politics and media have reinvented the sacrificial victim, often under the guise of justice or ideological purity. The influence of René Girard’s mimetic theory has