# René Girard

> René Noël Théophile Girard was a French academic best known for developing mimetic theory, which posits that human desire is fundamentally imitative, leading to rivalry, violence and the scapegoat mechanism as foundations of religion and culture. Holding academic appointments primarily in literature departments in the United States, his interdisciplinary work influenced fields ranging from theology to economics to psychology and cultural studies.

*French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/rene-girard

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1923-12-25
- **Died:** 2015-11-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 25.0 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Girard)
- [رينيه جيرارد](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%87_%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF)
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- [رنه ژیرار](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%87_%DA%98%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1)
- [Рене Жирар](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5_%D0%96%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%80)
- [র‍্যনে জিরার](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B0%E2%80%8D%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87_%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0)
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- [ルネ・ジラール](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB)
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- [Renatus Girard](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renatus_Girard)
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