You've probably come across the name of Eric Gans...? He calls his approach Generative Anthropology, and he aims to articulate a "minimal" theory of the origin of human language, which he connects indissolubly with the emergence of the sacred, and which draws on but extends Girard. Not directly connected to your post, perhaps, but interesting in relation. Here's a recent blog essay on "The Paradox of Antisemitism".
I've paid for some academic books in my time, but this one is out of line. I feel badly for the authors, because they are doing really good work - a unique and powerful perspective, not only on antisemitism, but more generally, too.
I'm reading "Can 'the Whole World' be Wrong?" - not enough words to thank you for your work!
You've probably come across the name of Eric Gans...? He calls his approach Generative Anthropology, and he aims to articulate a "minimal" theory of the origin of human language, which he connects indissolubly with the emergence of the sacred, and which draws on but extends Girard. Not directly connected to your post, perhaps, but interesting in relation. Here's a recent blog essay on "The Paradox of Antisemitism".
https://anthropoetics.ucla.edu/views/vw816/
thanks for the ref. will check it out
I think this was actually the particular post I’d intended to link to: https://anthropoetics.ucla.edu/views/vw805/
“The Paradox of Antisemitism”
it's very good. i'd love to get the book, but it's over $150 on amazon. thanks for the reference.
I've paid for some academic books in my time, but this one is out of line. I feel badly for the authors, because they are doing really good work - a unique and powerful perspective, not only on antisemitism, but more generally, too.
I'm reading "Can 'the Whole World' be Wrong?" - not enough words to thank you for your work!