Mimesis and science : empirical research on imitation and the mimetic theory of culture and religion / edited by Scott R. Garrels.

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2011], ©2011.

xii, 266 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Human imitation: historical, philosophical, and scientific perspectives / Scott R. Garrels -- From universal mimesis to the self formed by desire / Jean-Michel Oughourlian -- Out of the mouths of babes: imitation, gaze, and intentions in infant research--the "like me" framework / Andrew N. Meltzoff -- Emotions and mimesis / Paul Dumouchel -- The two sides of mimesis: mimetic theory, embodied simulation, and social identification / Vittorio Gallese -- Imitation, communion, and culture / Ann Cale Kruger -- Imitation and violence: empirical evidence and the mimetic model / Mark R. Anspach -- Scared violence, mimetic rivalry, and war / Melvin Konner -- Desire, mimesis, and the phylogeny of freedom / William B. Hurlbut -- Naturalizing mimetic theory / Jean-Pierre Dupuy -- Mimesis and science: an interview with Rene Girard / Scott R. Garrels.

Includes bibliographical references and index.