Mimetic theory and its shadow: Girard, Milbank, and ontological violence

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter 1. John Milbank and René Girard in Dispute -- Part 1. Positions -- Chapter 2. Girard on Dialectics, Mimetic Rivalry, and Violence -- Chapter 3. Girard on Nietzsche, Heidegger, Derrida, and Vattimo -- Chapter 4. Milbank on Divine Participatio...

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Main Author: Cowdell, Scott 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: East Lansing Michigan State University Press 2023
In:Year: 2023
Reviews:[Rezension von: Cowdell, Scott, 1960-, Mimetic theory and its shadow : Girard, Milbank, and ontological violence] (2024) (Kirwan, Michael, 1959 -)
Edition:1st ed.
Series/Journal:Studies in Violence, Mimesis and Culture Series
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Mimesis
B Violence
B Girard, René 1923-2015
Further subjects:B Violence--Religious aspects
B Violence Religious aspects
B Mimesis in the Bible
B Metaphysics
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Chapter 1. John Milbank and René Girard in Dispute -- Part 1. Positions -- Chapter 2. Girard on Dialectics, Mimetic Rivalry, and Violence -- Chapter 3. Girard on Nietzsche, Heidegger, Derrida, and Vattimo -- Chapter 4. Milbank on Divine Participation and Ontological Peace -- Part 2. Proposals -- Chapter 5. Resituating Ontological Peace: Creation and Salvation History -- Chapter 6. Reclaiming Divine Participation: Christ and Evolution -- Chapter 7. Vertiginous At-Homeness: Beyond Ontological Violence -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
"Cowdell shows how Girard's vision of human transformation through faith in Christ reveals a different world beyond ontological violence while preserving the divine participation that Milbank champions"--
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Physical Description:1 online resource (209 pages)
ISBN:978-1-60917-741-6