scapegoat In the Bible, a scapegoat is one of a pair of kid goats that is released into the wilderness, taking with it all sins and impurities, while the other is sacrificed. The concept first appears in the Book of Leviticus, in which a goat is designate ...

is a goat used in a religious ritual or the victim of scapegoating, the singling out of a party for unmerited blame. Scapegoat or The Scapegoat may also refer to:

Places

Scapegoat Wilderness The Scapegoat Wilderness consists of 239,936 acres (971 km2) spread across three different National Forests in the U.S. state of Montana. Created by an act of Congress in 1972, the wilderness is located in Lewis and Clark, Helena and Lolo ...

, a Wilderness Area in Montana **

Scapegoat Mountain Scapegoat Mountain is a summit in the Scapegoat Wilderness of Lewis and Clark County, Montana, in the United States. With an elevation of , Scapegoat Mountain is the 443rd highest summit in the state of Montana. Scapegoat is the highest mountain on ...

, a mountain in the Scapegoat Wilderness

Literature

* ''The Scapegoat'', translated work by Arvid Paulson from August Strindberg's ''Syndabocken'' * "The Scapegoat", a study of collective violence by René Girard * ''The Scapegoat'' (Du Maurier novel), a 1957 novel by Daphne du Maurier * ''Scapegoat'', an investigation into the trial of Richard Hauptmann * '' Scapegoat: The Jews, Israel, and Women's Liberation'', a 2000 book by Andrea Dworkin * "The Scapegoat" (Cherryh novel), a 1985 novella by science fiction writer C. J. Cherryh * ''The Scapegoat'', a novel by Hall Caine

Film, television and radio

* ''The Scapegoat'' (1912 film), an American short film starring Tom Mix, directed by Otis B. Thayer * ''The Scapegoat'' (1914 film), an American short film starring Tom Mix, directed by Tom Mix * ''The Scapegoat'' (1917 film), a

Frederick Douglass Film Company The Frederick Douglass Film Company was an early American film production company in Jersey City, New Jersey. It was established in 1916, soon after the pioneering Lincoln Motion Picture Company, by prominent African-American business and profession ...

production based on a story by Paul Laurence Dunbar * ''The Scapegoat'' (1959 film), an adaptation of the du Maurier novel, starring Alec Guinness and Bette Davis * ''The Scapegoat'' (2009), a film by BBC Northern Ireland about the murder of Patricia Curran, daughter of Lancelot Curran, in 1952 * ''The Scapegoat'' (2011 film), a Turkish film * ''The Scapegoat'' (2012 film), a British remake of the du Maurier novel * ''The Scapegoat'' (2013 film), a French film * ''The Scapegoat'' (audio drama), a Doctor Who audio drama

Music

Scapegoat (band) In the Bible, a scapegoat is one of a pair of kid goats that is released into the wilderness, taking with it all sins and impurities, while the other is sacrificed. The concept first appears in the Book of Leviticus, in which a goat is designat ...

, an American rock group

Albums

* ''Scapegoat'' (album), by Takuto, 2017 * ''Scapegoat'', by Josh Abbott Band, 2008

Songs

* "Scapegoat" (song), by D'banj, 2010 * "Scapegoat", by Atmosphere from '' Overcast!'', 1997 * "Scapegoat", by Chumbawamba from '' Tubthumper'', 1997 * "Scapegoat", by Downthesun from '' Downthesun'', 2002 * "Scapegoat", by Fad Gadget from ''

Under the Flag ''Under the Flag'' is the third studio album released on September 1 1982, by experimental electronic artist Fad Gadget. It was recorded at Blackwing Studios, All Hallows Church, London. The album produced by Fad Gadget and John Fryer. Writte ...

'', 1982 * "Scapegoat", by Fear Factory from '' Soul of a New Machine'', 1992 * "Scapegoat", by Guano Apes from '' Proud Like a God'', 1997 * "Scapegoat", by Sevendust from '' Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow'' * "Scapegoats", by Christy Moore from ''

Smoke & Strong Whiskey ''Smoke & Strong Whiskey'' is an album by Irish folk singer Christy Moore, released in 1991. Track listing # "Welcome to the Cabaret" (Christy Moore) – 3:50 # "Fairytale of New York" (Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer) – 3:55 # "Scapegoats" (E. Cowa ...

'', 1991 * "Scapegoats", by Baby Keem from '' The Melodic Blue'', 2021

Other uses

* ''The Scapegoat'' (painting), by William Holman Hunt *

SS-14 Scapegoat The RT-15 was a mobile theatre ballistic missile deployed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was assigned the NATO reporting name SS-14 Scamp (alternately the SS-14 Scapegoat) and carried the GRAU index 8K96. The RT-15 was an early Sovi ...

, a Soviet ballistic missile *

Scapegoat tree In computer science, a scapegoat tree is a self-balancing binary search tree, invented by Arne Andersson (computer scientist), Arne Andersson in 1989 and again by Igal Galperin and Ronald L. Rivest in 1993. It provides worst-case big O notation ...

, a binary search tree used in computer science {{Disambiguation