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 Crowds
12:14 – Satan as the Manifestation of Mimetic Contagion
17:21 – Problems with the Scapegoat Model Lionizing All Victims of Collective Violence
19:35 – Mimetic Crisis as the Foundation of Ancient Mythology
23:18 – The Crucifixion vs. The Perpetuation of the Sacrifice in Institutions