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 René Noël Théophile Girard (; ; 25 December 1923 – 4 November 2015) was a French polymath, historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science whose work belongs to the tradition of philosophical anthropology. Girard was the aut ...

* ''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 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 Josh Abbott Band is a Texas country band originally from Lubbock, composed of Josh Abbott (vocals, guitar), Austin Davis (banjo), Preston Wait (fiddle, guitar, steel), Edward Villanueva (drums), Caleb Keeter (guitar), David Fralin (keys/mandolin), ...

, 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 Downthesun (stylised in lowercase) was an American nu metal band formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1999. The group was known for their abrasive and heavy sound as well as their association with Slipknot. Downthesun was the only act signed to S ...

'', 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 ''Soul of a New Machine'' is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Fear Factory, released on August 25, 1992 by Roadrunner Records. Although this record was Fear Factory's first studio album to be released, it was actually their ...

'', 1992 * "Scapegoat", by Guano Apes from ''

Proud Like a God ''Proud Like a God'' is the debut album by the German alternative rock band Guano Apes. The album was released in Germany on 6 October 1997 via GUN/Supersonic Records, internationally on 24 December 1997 via GUN/Supersonic and BMG Internationa ...

'', 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 ''The Melodic Blue'' is the debut studio album by American rapper and record producer Baby Keem. It was released on September 10, 2021, by PGLang and Columbia Records, with Keem serving as the executive producer. The standard version of the albu ...

'', 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