Among the Outsiders.: Studies in Scapegoat Figure Typologies

Following in the footsteps of Frazer, Freud, and Burke, René Girard proposes a novel hermeneutics of scapegoating which not only gives voice to the victims in the face of unjust persecution, but likewise unmasks the generative function that belies its frequently lethal dénouement depicted in texts o...

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Main Author: Andrzej, Fretschel-Hojarski (Author)
Contributors: Wojcik, Barbara (Editor) ; Nycz, Ryszard 1951- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Frankfurt a.M. Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften 2025
In:Year: 2025
Edition:1st, New ed.
Series/Journal:Cross-Roads 37
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Scapegoat theory
Further subjects:B Literary Criticism
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Summary:Following in the footsteps of Frazer, Freud, and Burke, René Girard proposes a novel hermeneutics of scapegoating which not only gives voice to the victims in the face of unjust persecution, but likewise unmasks the generative function that belies its frequently lethal dénouement depicted in texts of persecution.
Item Description:Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (228 p.), 8 ill., 21,0 x 14,8 cm
ISBN:978-3-631-92289-7
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3726/b22450