Imitation and the Transcendent

Imitation stems from the originary term mimesis. Imitation can be seen as a desire, something one wishes to approbate, or it may be seen as a representation of reality. In the work of René Girard (1923–2015), transcendence is seen as stemming from the act of imitation. Imitation creates the conditio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Per Bjørnar Grande
Format: Article
Language:Norwegian Bokmål
Published: Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget 2021-12-01
Series:Teologisk Tidsskrift
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Online Access:http://www.idunn.no/doi/10.18261/issn.1893-0271-2021-04-04