Discovering Girard
Discovering Girard by Michael Kirwan, published by Bloomsbury Academic on August 25, 2005, is a first edition work comprising 137 pages in English. This book presents an overview of René Girard’s influential theories, particularly focusing on the relationship between religion and violence. It aims to introduce readers to Girard’s mimetic theory, which has significantly impacted various fields, including theology and cultural studies.
In Discovering Girard, readers will find a detailed explanation and appraisal of Girard’s concepts, such as mimetic rivalry and scapegoating. The book highlights how these ideas contribute to a new understanding of Christianity and their broader implications in philosophy and psychology. Kirwan’s work seeks to convey the excitement surrounding Girard’s theories, making them accessible to a wider audience interested in the intersections of religion and human behavior.
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“Really wonderful; an elegantly written initiation into the mimetic theory. I am lucky to have interpreters who understand what I want to say and who can write so well.”
-René Girard
The work of René Girard is hugely influential in literature and cultural studies. But it is in understanding the relationship between religion and violence that his theory has created its greatest impact. Girard’s understanding of mimetic rivalry and conflict and of scapegoating is seen by many to be the key to a completely new understanding of Christianity.
Girard’s name evokes curiosity and-often-strong feelings among devotees and skeptics. Discovering Girard is the first book to present Girard’s work to a wider audience. It explains and appraises Girard’s mimetic theory, shows its impact on theology and other disciplines, and manages to convey the excitement that a discovery of Girard’s ideas often generates in readers.
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