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Job the Victim of his People by Rene Girard




René Girard's Job: The Victim of His People argues that the Book of Job reveals the scapegoat mechanism, where a community, driven by mimetic rivalry, projects its internal tensions onto one individual (Job) and turns him into a collective victim, finding peace through his persecution. Girard posits that Job's suffering isn't primarily from God or Satan, but from the intense social rejection and psychological torment inflicted by his friends and community, who become the true persecutors, while the conventional prologue/epilogue tries to cover up this subversive truth. 
Published: The Athlone Press, London 1987
Condition: Fine. Dust jacket unclipped. Binding firm, pages clean and unmarked.


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