Violence, Image and Victim in Bataille, Agamben and Girard
A study of violence and the image in the work of Bataille, Agamben and Girard, thinkers who aim to explain the basis of society and culture in the context of power and the sacred.
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Press
2023
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| En: | Año: 2023 |
| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Girard, René 1923-2015
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| Otras palabras clave: | B
Victims-Sociological aspects
B Bataille, Georges, 1897-1962 B Victims-Philosophy B Agamben, Giorgio, 1942- B Image (Philosophy) B Girard, René,-1923-2015 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9781399519779 |
| Sumario: | A study of violence and the image in the work of Bataille, Agamben and Girard, thinkers who aim to explain the basis of society and culture in the context of power and the sacred. Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Note -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. VICTIM AND VIOLENCE: BATAILLE VERSUS NIETZSCHE -- 2. BATAILLE: IMAGE AND VICTIM -- 3. RETHINKING AGAMBEN ON VIOLENCE -- 4. RETHINKING AGAMBEN ON THE IMAGE -- 5. GIRARD ON VIOLENCE AND THE VICTIM -- 6. IMAGE, VIOLENCE, VICTIM AND THE CRUCIFIXION: GIRARD'S VERSION -- CONCLUSION: UNDERSTANDING VIOLENCE, IMAGE AND VICTIM -- References -- Index. |
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| Notas: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-3995-1979-3 |
