TY - BOOK AU - Newell,William L. TI - Desire in René Girard and Jesus SN - 9780739171103 (electronic bk.) AV - B2430.G494 N49 2012eb U1 - 194 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Lanham PB - Lexington Books KW - Girard, René, KW - Jesus Christ. KW - Desire KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Psychology KW - PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Description based upon print version of record; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Desiderium in Girard; Part I; 1 The Foundational Murder; 2 Ressentiment Redivivus; 3 Violence, Myth, and the Sacred; 4 Logos in Heraclitus and John; 5 Apocalypse; 6 Christ's Passion; Part II; 7 The Sacrificial Passion; Excursus; Conclusion; Partial Bibliography; Index N2 - Desire in René Girard and Jesus presents a comprehensive analysis of René Girard's work on the origins of culture and the depths of human desire. Girard's hypothesis of mimesis discloses the lack of originality in human desire even as it offers a scientific method for handling religion after two centuries of its absence in the social science UR - http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1251009 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=606501 ER -