
Lecture VII: The One Who Withholds | René Girard's Mimetic Theory
Johnathan Bi
Why Do Rituals Bring About Peace?
Rituals aim to give you the wrong party and the angry party, catharsis. The legal system does serve a primarily cathartic function in very public cases. Law flips this on its head, stopping violence with more violence, says Gerard Drug.
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