TY - JOUR
TI - The Cosmos and Violence – an Analysis of the Relationship between the Cosmic Order and Sacrificial Rites from the Perspective of René Girard’s Theory
	 
AU - Chmiel, Bogumił
TI - The Cosmos and Violence – an Analysis of the Relationship between the Cosmic Order and Sacrificial Rites from the Perspective of René Girard’s Theory
	 
AB - 
	The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the idea of the cosmic order and sacrificial rites associated with ritual violence, which can be found in many different mythologies and religions. The whole analysis is based on René Girard’s theory of primordial force as a fundamental factor that cultivates culture. 

	According to the consideration, the concentration of rapidly exploding violence (caused by natural disasters or social conflicts) on a victim not only re-establishes an order between agents (through concentration of aggression on one point), but also leads to an idea of universal harmony, which can be disturbed by “evil” deeds and restored through the repetition of sacrifice.
VL - 2015
IS - Volume 48, Issue 3
PY - 2015
SN - 0137-2432
C1 - 2084-4077
SP - 229
EP - 244
DO - 10.4467/20844077SR.15.017.3788
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/studia-religiologica/article/kosmos-i-przemoc-analiza-zwiazku-kosmicznego-ladu-i-rytow-ofiarnych-w-perspektywie-koncepcji-rene-girarda
KW - cosmic order
KW - violence
KW - sacrifice
KW - René Girard