Desire and Anathema: Mimetic Rivalry in Defense of Plenitude

Rene Girard argues that human desire based on a fundamental experience of lack leads inevitably to mimetic rivalry and violence. In response, both secular and theological thinkers have tried to articulate modes of desire based on plenitude rather than lack. This article compares efforts by James Han...

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Main Author: Skerrett, K. Roberts (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. Press 2003
In: Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2003, Volume: 71, Issue: 4, Pages: 793-809
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