Australia's violent foundation and the myths that conceal it: A Girardian perspective on the formation of Non-Indigenous identity

Rene Girard developed an anthropological theory that at the foundation of all cultures are scapegoated victims and that the violence committed against these victims is hidden or justified in myths. In this article I re-examine some of the texts that formed the identity of Non-Indigenous (NI) Austral...

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Main Author: Young, Xavier (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Informit [2019]
In: The Australasian Catholic record
Year: 2019, Volume: 96, Issue: 3, Pages: 288-305
IxTheo Classification:KBS Australia; Oceania
NCD Political ethics
TJ Modern history
ZB Sociology
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Justice; Religious aspects; Christianity
B Violence; Religious aspects; Christianity
B INDIGENOUS peoples; Religion
B Culture; Religious aspects
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