What is a Mimetic Crisis?
Dimes and Judas discuss René Girard’s “I See Satan Fall Like Lightning,” where they dissect the concept of a mimetic crisis and explore the ancient engine of sacrifice driving human institutions. Timestamps: 02:26 – The Ritualization of the Scapegoat Mechanism 06:13 – Defining Mimetic Desire 09:57 – The Case of Peter and the Madness of […]