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Author Girard, René, 1923-2015

Title I see Satan fall like lightning / René Girard ; translated, with a foreword, by James G. Williams.

Publication Info. Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books ; Ottawa : Novalis ; Leominster, Herefordshire : Gracewing, [2001]
©2001

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  230 G518I    Check Shelf
Description xxiv, 199 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents pt. 1. The biblical knowledge of violence: Scandal must come. The cycle of mimetic violence. Satan -- pt. 2. The enigmal of myth resolved: The horrible miracle of Appolonius of Tyana. Mythology. Sacrifice. The founding murder. Powers and principalities -- pt. 3. The victory of the cross: The uniqueness of the Bible. The uniqueness of the Gospels. The triumph of the cross. Scapegoat. The modern concern for victims. The twofold Nietzschean heritage.
Subject Jesus Christ -- Crucifixion.
Violence -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Myth.
Scapegoat.
Added Title Je vois Satan tomber comme l'éclair. English
ISBN 1570753199 Orbis
2895071578 Novalis
0852442904 Gracewing
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