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Subjects

Religious aspects, Violence, History, Psychological aspects, Sacrifice, Rites and ceremonies, Bible, Blame, Case studies, Christianity, Bouc émissaire, Fiction, American literature, Horror stories, Lotteries, Manners and customs, Stoning, Villages, black spot, family

Places

New England, United States, Boston, Hungary, Massachusetts, Australia, Dublin, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, New Mexico, South China Sea, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sudan, Sweden

People

Bill Hutchinson, Harry Graves, Mr. Summers, Old Man Warner, Tessie Hutchinson, René Girard (1923-), Jesus Christ, C. G. Jung Carl Gustav (1875-1961), Emile Zola (1840-1902), Erik van Lieshout (1968-)

Times

20th century, 1989-, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, World War, 1939-1945

Prolific Authors

who have written the most books on this subject
Shirley Jackson, 9 books
René Girard, 7 books
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 3 books
H. G. Wells, 2 books
Tom Douglas, 2 books
Edgar Allan Poe, 2 books
Vimala Pillari, 2 books
Pataki, Ferenc, 2 books
Andrei A. Orlov, 2 books
Michael Scott, 2 books
Giuseppe Bonazzi, 2 books
Chevalier, Yves, 1 book
Sylvia Brinton Perera, 1 book
Ingela Thylefors, 1 book
George Mandel, 1 book
Johann Frischmuth, 1 book
Максим Горький, 1 book
Colette, 1 book
Frank O'Connor, 1 book
A. E. Daniel, 1 book
Max Aub, 1 book
William Sansom, 1 book
Elinor Wylie, 1 book
Henry Lawson, 1 book
Albert Camus, 1 book