Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the WorldDevelops a global theory of culture through the paradox of violence and exclusion serving a social function. |
Contents
FUNDAMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 1 |
THE JUDAEOCHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES | 139 |
INTERDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY | 281 |
To Conclude | 433 |
Notes | 449 |
| 457 | |
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Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World René Girard,Jean-Michel Oughourlian,Guy Lefort Limited preview - 1987 |
Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World René Girard,Jean-Michel Oughourlian,Guy Lefort No preview available - 2003 |
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