“What is the connection between political authority and religion?“ Things Hidden is so fascinating because it is so reductive. Through the seemingly innocuous capacity of imitation, Girard provides answers to all the following questions in an often exaggerated but nonetheless revealing fashion: It should be of special interest for anyone interested in understanding the mechanisms behind: competition, innovation, jealousy, love, depression, fulfillment, hypnosis, and violence. Through the lens of mimesis, Girard presents a non-sacrificial reading of the Gospels, and argues that it alone is the legitimate and true religion because it alone reveals and does not participate in the satanic force of the aforementioned “victimage mechanism“.īook 3 is an application of mimesis into our social and psychological spheres. On the social-historical scale, mimesis manifests itself as the “victimage mechanism” - the main engine of historical progress that has lead us from animal to man to hierarchical societies to liberal societies and eventually to our impending apocalypse.īook 2 is an exegesis of the New Testament. Girard’s culminating work is separated into three books.īook 1 details Girard’s ambitious philosophy of history which argues that mimesis - the fundamental drive of man to imitate - is the main driver of history. “I will open My mouth in parables I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.” (Matthew 13:35) With that said, I’ve decided to share these unedited notes on the off chance they are helpful to other readers. These notes were created during my reading process to aid my own understanding and not written for the purpose of instruction. My preferred way of engaging with books is reconstruction.
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