Browsing Theology and Religious Studies by Subject "Christianity in Africa"

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As it is in Heaven! Mimetic theory, religious transformation and social crisis in Africa

Ikpe, Ibanga B. (Sage Journals; http://journals.sagepub.com/, 2009)

This article is an overview of Rene Girard’s mimetic theory and its application to and implications for conflict in Africa. It accepts Girard’s basic idea that imitation is a feature of all individuals but disagrees with ...