Episode 113: Mormonsim and Mimetic Violence




Year of Polygamy Podcast show

Summary: <br> <br> Join Lindsay as she discusses the theories of mob psychology, mimetic violence, sacrifice, and how polygamous doctrine interacts with those theories.<br> <br>  <br> <br> <br> <br>  <br> <br> Links mentioned in this podcast:<br> <br> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment" target="_blank">Milgram experiment</a><br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Violence-Sacred-Ren%C3%A9-Girard/dp/0801822181" target="_blank">Violence and the Sacred by Rene Girard</a><br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Scapegoat-Ren%C3%A9-Girard/dp/0801839173/ref=pd_sbs_14_img_1?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=F4AXDQ02DK7RMPNSQ2MV" target="_blank">The Scapegoat by Rene Girard</a><br> * <a href="http://study.com/academy/lesson/convergence-in-psychology-definition-theory.html" target="_blank">Convergence Theory Intro</a><br> * <a href="http://en.fairmormon.org/Mountain_Meadows_Massacre/Summary" target="_blank">FAIR Mormon Mountain Meadows Massacre Summary</a><br> * <a href="http://socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/lebon/Crowds.pdf" target="_blank">Gustav Le Bon’s The Crowd</a><br>