Terror Attacks and the Production of the Sacred
Starting from René Girard and Philippe Muray’s thoughts on terrorism, the present paper introduces the hypothesis that the re-sacralization of the hyperfestive1era is the unexpected but seemingly inevitable effect of jihadist attacks in Europe. These assumptions aim to shed new light on the Western...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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Philosophical journal of conflict and violence
Year: 2017, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 117-121 |
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Philippe Muray
B Islamism B Jihadism B Girard B René B Suicide attack B Sacrifice B hyperfestivism B Mimetic Theory |
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| Summary: | Starting from René Girard and Philippe Muray’s thoughts on terrorism, the present paper introduces the hypothesis that the re-sacralization of the hyperfestive1era is the unexpected but seemingly inevitable effect of jihadist attacks in Europe. These assumptions aim to shed new light on the Western rhetoric of commemorative events and media discourses. |
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| ISSN: | 2559-9798 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Philosophical journal of conflict and violence
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.22618/TP.PJCV.20171.2.245003 |