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Violent origins

Author: Walter Burkert; René Girard; Jonathan Z Smith; Robert Hamerton-Kelly
Publisher: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©1987.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Walter Burkert; René Girard; Jonathan Z Smith; Robert Hamerton-Kelly
ISBN: 0804713707 : 9780804713702
OCLC Number: 14272973
Notes: Includes index.
Description: xiii, 275 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Introduction : Religion and ritual / Burton Mack --
Generative scapegoating / René Girard --
The problem of ritual killing / Walter Burkert --
The domestication of sacrifice / Jonathan Z. Smith --
Anthropological commentary / Renato Rosaldo.
Responsibility: Walter Burkert, René Girard & Jonathan Z. Smith on ritual killing and cultural formation ; edited by Robert G. Hamerton-Kelly, with an introduction by Burton Mack and a commentary by Renato Rosaldo.

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