Between Victim and Perpetrator Constructions of Heroic Masculinity and the Religion of Death

Underlying Rene Girard’s theory of sacrifice is the principle of pars pro toto, part for the whole. In archaic sacrifice, the scapegoated victim represents the larger society and is sacrificed for its sake. In the crucifixion, though the narrative is told from the victim’s perspective as a cry again...

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Main Author: Brunotte, Ulrike (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2019
In: Mimesis and sacrifice
Year: 2019, Pages: 147-160
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Girard, René 1923-2015
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic