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“It has also been pointed out that as well as the “acquisitive mimesis�� that principally concerns Girard, there is also what can be called “beneficial mimesis��, as when individuals provide models of good behaviour, such as settling disputes, kindness, and generosity. But if there is such a thing as beneficial mimesis this means that social peace can be re-established by other means than scapegoating and sacrifice, as we know from the many ceremonial forms of peace-making in primitive society.”