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Violence and the Sacred Explained: René Girard on Mimetic Desire, Scapegoats, Ritual, Myth, and the Origins of Religion and Society
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Series: Half Hour Help Social Science and Anthropology
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 19 2026
Pages: 106
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.22 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
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