# Violence, Religion, and Philosophy

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/violence-religion-and-philosophy/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 47,909 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the concept of Mimetic Theory and its implications for understanding violence, religion, sacrifice, literature, anthropology, philosophy, cultural studies, psychology, and human evolution. It delves into the works of René Girard and other scholars who have applied and extended his theories in various academic disciplines. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Arts and Humanities |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T14314 |
| Works | 18,038 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 14.

- [Richard W. Wrangham](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-w-wrangham/)
- [Hannah Arendt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/hannah-arendt/)
- [Giorgio Agamben](https://scholariq.org/researchers/giorgio-agamben/)
- [Eliot A. Cohen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/eliot-a-cohen/)
- [Jonathan Potter](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jonathan-potter/)
- [Jean Baudrillard](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jean-baudrillard/)
- [Kenneth Maxwell](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kenneth-maxwell/)
- [Julia Kristeva](https://scholariq.org/researchers/julia-kristeva/)
- [Carl Schmitt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/carl-schmitt/)
- [Erich Fromm](https://scholariq.org/researchers/erich-fromm/)
- [James Garbarino](https://scholariq.org/researchers/james-garbarino/)
- [Gillian Rose](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gillian-rose/)

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