Linguistic Girardianism
Peter J. Leithart
June 25, 2009
Category: History
Florence Dupont points out in her Daily Life in Ancient Rome that in Latin enemy (hostis) andguest (hospes) “were formed from the same root, which had the meaning ‘the other who is similar to you.’”
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