Generative Anthropology and the Sacred
Reflection on the sacred has been part of a reformulation of the originary hypothesis that has evolved over time, as I have sought to conceive the first human event in accordance with the spirit of Occam’s Razor. I have attempted to provide a formulation for the sacred as an anthropological category...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| In: | Enthalten in: Chronicles of Love and Resentment (2021), 721 |
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| Summary: | Reflection on the sacred has been part of a reformulation of the originary hypothesis that has evolved over time, as I have sought to conceive the first human event in accordance with the spirit of Occam’s Razor. I have attempted to provide a formulation for the sacred as an anthropological category not governed by the exemplarity of the Crucifixion that motivated Girard to define the sacred as the paradoxical equivalent of violence: la violence ou le sacré. |
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