Title: From the Sacred to the Holy in the World’s Religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
Abstract: Mimetic theory's fundamental elements of imitative desire, rivalry, and resolution through scapegoating have strong resonances in the religions of the world. Each tradition articulates in its own way the humans struggle to discern falsehood from truth, illusion from reality, and the sacred from the holy. What follows is by no means exhaustive; rather, brief examples offer a glimpse of insights that can come from viewing the world religions from the perspective of mimetic theory.
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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