Taming Violence
To René Girard, religion is not a source of violence but rather one of the most widespread means to reduce violence. It even preserved archaic societies from self-destruction and worked in the same mode for most of history. The article tries to depict this mechanism and to explain its paradoxical na...
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| Language: | English |
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Philosophy Documentation Center
2013
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Journal of religion and violence
Year: 2013, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 167-191 |
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