Evolution and conversion
dialogues on the origins of culture
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Author
Contributions
- Rocha, João Cezar de Castro. - Contributor
- Antonello, Pierpaolo. - Contributor
Publication
2007 - Brand: Bloomsbury Academic, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
70,500 words, Guess
Page Count
282 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100567032515
- ISBN-100567032523
- ISBN-139780567032515
- ISBN-139780567032522
- Goodreads2930212
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- Library of Congress Control Number2008299306
- OCLC Control Number156830931
- Better World Books9780567032522
- Better World Books9780567032515
- Open LibraryOL18726381M
Classifications
- DDC194
- LCCBL65.C8 G57 2007
- LCCBL570
Description
"Evolution and Conversion explores the main tenets of Rene Girard's thought in a series of dialogues. Here, Girard reflects on the evolution of his thought and offers striking new insights on topics such as violence, religion, desire and literature. His long argument is a historical one in which the origin of culture and religion is reunited in the contemporary world by means of a reinterpretation of Christianity and an understanding of the intrinsically violent nature of human beings. He also offers provocative re-readings of biblical and literary texts and responds to statements by Daniel Dennett and Richard Dawkins. Including an introduction by the authors, this is a revealing text by one of the most original thinkers of our time."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
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