Apocalyptic Thinking after 9/11: An Interview with René Girard
An interview with René Girard on the effects of the 9/11 terrorist attack is presented. When asked about how he sees the events of 9/11 in retrospect, Girard comments that people in the U.S. seems to have forgotten and deemphasized the event because of the war in Iraq. Girard sees 9/11 as a seminal...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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Substance
Year: 2008, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 20-32 |
| Further subjects: | B
Interview
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| Summary: | An interview with René Girard on the effects of the 9/11 terrorist attack is presented. When asked about how he sees the events of 9/11 in retrospect, Girard comments that people in the U.S. seems to have forgotten and deemphasized the event because of the war in Iraq. Girard sees 9/11 as a seminal event, a mere continuation and a new dimension of the violence in the 20th century. He believes that the threat of terrorism goes beyond politics since there is a religious aspect. |
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| ISSN: | 1527-2095 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Substance
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/sub.2008.0009 |