Editor's Note

Editor's Note As has beenpastpractice, the editors ofContagion continue to selectfor referee process papers from the annual meeting of the Colloquium on Violence andReligion. The theme ofthe 1997 meeting in Graz was violence andfilm, as suggested by the cover of this volume. But, as other essays contained herein indicate, we also continue to welcome manuscripts from authors in all academic disciplines andfields ofprofessional activity which bear on René Girard's mimetic model of human behavior and cultural organization. We wish again to express our sincere thanks to the Mellon Humanities Fund of the College of Arts and Sciences of Loyola University Chicagofor its continuedfinancial supportfor thejournal and Loyola 's Center for Instructional Design for its generous assistance. Special thanks are once again due to Patricia Clemente, Administrative Secretary ofthe Department ofModern Languages andLiteratures atLoyola, for her resourceful vigilance in seeing the journal through to its timelyproduction. ...