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Mimetic Scapegoating in Narcissistic Households (Mimetic Desire, Violence)

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In narcissistic households, authentic desire is suppressed in favour of mimetic desire and its correlate, mimetic violence.

LITERATURE

Deceit, Desire, and the Novel (1961) by René Girard

Violence and the Sacred (1972) by René Girard

Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World (1978) by René Girard

Sacrifice: Its Nature and Function (1898) by Marcel Mauss and Henri Hubert

Totem and Taboo (1913) by Sigmund Freud

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LITERATURE Deceit DesireRen Girard ViolenceMarcel MaussHenri Hubert TotemSigmund Freud FindBuy MOSTAmazon Store

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