René Girard

6.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
129 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

René Girard is a scholar working on Philosophy, Literature and Literary Theory and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, René Girard has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Philosophy, 20 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in René Girard's work include Violence, Religion, and Philosophy (26 papers), Augustinian Studies and Theology (6 papers) and Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (6 papers). René Girard is often cited by papers focused on Violence, Religion, and Philosophy (26 papers), Augustinian Studies and Theology (6 papers) and Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (6 papers). René Girard collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Japan. René Girard's co-authors include J. M. Beattie, Carl A. Rubino, Yvonne Freccero, James G. Williams, Robert L. Belknap, David Halliburton, Robert Doran, Walter Burkert, Jonathan Z. Smith and Andrew J. McKenna and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Modern Language Journal and Spinal Cord.

In The Last Decade

René Girard

93 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Violence and the Sacred. 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 1979 200 400 600

Peers

René Girard
Stanley Cavell United States
Harold Bloom United States
Paul de Man United States
Teresa de Lauretis United States
Toril Moi United States
Stanley Cavell United States
René Girard
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Fields of papers citing papers by René Girard

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All Works

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Girard, René, Walter Burkert, Renato Rosaldo, & Jonathan Z. Smith. (2011). Sanglantes origines : entretiens avec Walter Burkert, Renato Rosaldo et Jonathan Z. Smith. Flammarion eBooks.
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Girard, René, et al.. (2009). Christianisme et modernité. Flammarion eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (2007). De la violence à la divinité. 6 indexed citations
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Girard, René & Michel Serres. (2007). Le tragique et la pitié : discours de réception de René Girard à l'académie française et réponse de Michel Serres. 1 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (2005). Hungerkünstler:Ebstorungen und mimetiches Begehren. 57(3). 344–362.
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Girard, René. (2003). Le sacrifice. OpenEdition (OpenEdition). 3 indexed citations
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Girard, René, et al.. (2002). Ich sah den Satan vom Himmel fallen wie einen Blitz : eine kritische Apologie des Christentums. 7 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (2002). Gewalt und Gegenseitigkeit: 1529. 54(4). 437–454. 1 indexed citations
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Girard, René, et al.. (2002). La voix méconnue du réel : une théorie des mythes archaïques et modernes. 1 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (2001). Celui par qui le scandale arrive. Desclée de Brouwer eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (1999). Je vois satan tomber comme l'éclair. B. Grasset eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (1999). Dionisos contra el crucificado. 45(208). 13–34.
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Girard, René. (1990). Shakespeare, les feux de l'envie. B. Grasset eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (1988). To Double Business Bound. Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks. 21 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (1986). To honor René Girard. 2 indexed citations
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Girard, René, et al.. (1983). Das Ende der Gewalt : Analyse des Menschheitsverhängnisses. Herder eBooks.
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Girard, René. (1982). Le bouc émissaire. B. Grasset eBooks. 74 indexed citations
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Girard, René. (1979). Violence and the Sacred. Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks. 334–350. 401 indexed citations breakdown →
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Girard, René. (1961). Mensonge romantique et vérité romanesque. 86 indexed citations

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