René Girard understands religion as a defence against violence which has its origin in mimetic desire. The basic mechanism of religion is the sacrifice of a scapegoat. The sacrifice interrupts mimetic crisis resulting from the loss of diversity. The modern mind does not understand the role of sacrificial mechanisms and the differences created by myths and rituals any more. This opens the door to a mimetic crisis and violence.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 5256282Religion speaks about life and death in writings on “salvation”. Different doctrines of salvation are divided into two groups. In the first, an adept man can alone, without the help of others, discover the purpose and the goal of his life. The teaching of the second, where we find monotheistic religions, is based on the dependence on God’s mercy. In reaching for salvation depending on God, conflict occurs between the “I” and the “other”. To avoid tension, it must be recognized that persons are born into relationships.
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