WATCH ALSO: GIRARD ON THE ORIGIN OF RELIGION (CLICK HERE)ĬLICK HERE FOR FAQs (FROM RAVEN FOUNDATION) PART V – THE GOSPEL REVELATION OF THE MYTHICAL LIE (2 VIDEOS) PART IV – THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF CULTURAL FACTS EXPLAINED (2 VIDEOS) PART III – THE MYTHICAL REFLECTION OF THE AMBIGUOUS SACRED (3 VIDEOS) PART II – THE DANCE OF THE SACRED (3 VIDEOS) The last part of the series (PART V) clarifies how the Judeo-Christian traditions result in either a radical atheism or a radically new understanding of “God”.ĬLICK HERE TO READ SOME INTRODUCTORY REMARKS FOR EACH VIDEO AND TO SEE AN OVERVIEW OF THEIR CONTENT (PDF)Īn older, three-part video series on mimetic theory is also available below. The later parts of the video series deal with mimetic theory’s explanation of those facts, ending with the role of the Judeo-Christian heritage in making that type of explanation possible. I made the first parts to give an overview of some basic cultural facts. The following five-part video series provides a preliminary understanding of human culture from the perspective of mimetic theory, which was first developed by René Girard (1923-2015). MIMETIC THEORY (RENÉ GIRARD) – FIVE-PART VIDEO SERIES Mimetic theory as it was first developed by René Girard explains how the universal mythological structure that is described by Joseph Campbell (among others) is based on a mistake or even lie regarding victims of group violence in early human communities.

The power of myth