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1 online resource (279 pages). |
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polychrome. |
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data file |
| Series |
Studies in Violence, Mimesis, & Culture
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Studies in Violence, Mimesis, & Culture.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Human imitation: historical, philosophical, and scientific perspectives / Scott R. Garrels -- From universal mimesis to the self formed by desire / Jean-Michel Oughourlian -- Out of the mouths of babes: imitation, gaze, and intentions in infant research -- the "like me" framework / Andrew N. Meltzoff -- Emotions and mimesis / Paul Dumouchel -- The two sides of mimesis: mimetic theory, embodied simulation, and social identification / Vittorio Gallese -- Imitation, communion, and culture / Ann Cale Kruger -- Imitation and violence: empirical evidence and the mimetic model / Mark R. Anspach -- Scared violence, mimetic rivalry, and war / Melvin Konner -- Desire, mimesis, and the phylogeny of freedom / William B. Hurlbut -- Naturalizing mimetic theory / Jean-Pierre Dupuy -- Mimesis and science: an interview with René Girard / Scott R. Garrels. |
| Summary |
This exciting compendium brings together, for the first time, some of the foremost scholars of Ren Girard's mimetic theory, with leading imitation researchers from the cognitive, developmental, and neuro sciences. These chapters explore some of the major discoveries and developments concerning the foundational, yet previously overlooked, role of imitation in human life, revealing the unique theoretical links that can now be made from the neural basis of social interaction to the structure and evolution of human culture and religion. Together, mimetic scholars and imitation researchers are on the cutting edge of some of the most important breakthroughs in understanding the distinctive human capacity for both incredible acts of empathy and compassion as well as mass antipathy and violence. As a result, this interdisciplinary volume promises to help shed light on some of the most pressing and complex questions of our contemporary world. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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English. |
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Imitation.
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Imitation. |
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Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Garrels, Scott R. Mimesis and Science : Empirical Research on Imitation and the Mimetic Theory of Culture and Religion. East Lansing, MI : Michigan State University Press, ©2011 9781611860238 |
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9781609172381 (electronic book) |
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1609172388 (electronic book) |
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9781628960969 (electronic book) |
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1628960965 (electronic book) |
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9781611860238 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1611860237 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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