Vengeance in Reverse: The Tangled Loops of Violence, Myth, and Madness - Couverture souple

Livre 35 sur 54: Studies in Violence, Mimesis & Culture

Anspach, Mark R.

 
9781611862386: Vengeance in Reverse: The Tangled Loops of Violence, Myth, and Madness
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ISBN 10 : 1611862388 ISBN 13 : 9781611862386
Editeur : Michigan State University Press, 2017

Synopsis

How do humans stop fighting? Where do the gods of myth come from? What does it mean to go mad? Mark R. Anspach tackles these and other conundrums as he draws on ethnography, literature, psychotherapy, and the theory of René Girard to explore some of the fundamental mechanisms of human interaction. Likening gift exchange to vengeance in reverse, the first part of the book outlines a fresh approach to reciprocity, while the second part traces the emergence of transcendence in collective myths and individual delusions. From the peacemaking rituals of prestate societies to the paradoxical structure of consciousness, Anspach takes the reader on an intellectual journey that begins with the problem of how to deceive violence and ends with the riddle of how one can deceive oneself.

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À propos de l'auteur

Mark R. Anspach is the Author of Vengeance in Reverse: The Tangled Loops of Violence, Myth, and Madness and the Editor of Oedipus Unbound: Selected Writings on Rivalry and Desire by René Girard.

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Éditeur
Michigan State University Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1611862388
ISBN 13 
9781611862386
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
133
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