Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vi
4. Acknowledgements x
5. Note xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Victim and Violence: Bataille versus Nietzsche 20
8. 2 Bataille: Image and Victim 50
9. 3 Rethinking Agamben on Violence 78
10. 4 Rethinking Agamben on the Image 108
11. 5 Girard on Violence and the Victim 133
12. 6 Image, Violence, Victim and the Crucifixion: Girard’s Version 163
13. Conclusion: Understanding Violence, Image and Victim 183
14. References 207
15. Index 223