Bible, Violence, and the Sacred: Liberation from the Myth of Sanctioned Violence
by Williams, James G
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 006069453X
- ISBN 13
- 9780060694531
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harpercollins, 1991. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 288 pages. Bibliographic References, Index. Foreword by Rene Girard. Stated first edition, first printing with full number line. "The first comprehensive application of Rene Girard's [French philosopher, historian and literary critic] revolutionary theory of the origins and nature of violence to the whole of the Bible." No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014581
- Title
- Bible, Violence, and the Sacred: Liberation from the Myth of Sanctioned Violence
- Author
- Williams, James G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 006069453X
- ISBN 13
- 9780060694531
- Publisher
- Harpercollins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Biblical studies, mimetic theory, Literary Criticism, Religion
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
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Staten Island, New York
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