Sacred revenge in Oceania
Revenge is an important motivation in human affairs relating to conflict and violence, and it is a notable feature in many societies within Oceania, where revenge is traditionally a sacred duty to the dead whose spirits demand it. Revenge instantiates a norm of reciprocity in the cosmos, ensuring a...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge elements
Elements in religion and violence |
| Further subjects: | B
Retribution
Religious aspects
B Oceania ; Religion B Retribution ; Religious aspects B Oceania Religion |
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| Parallel Edition: | Print version: 9781108717328 |
| Summary: | Revenge is an important motivation in human affairs relating to conflict and violence, and it is a notable feature in many societies within Oceania, where revenge is traditionally a sacred duty to the dead whose spirits demand it. Revenge instantiates a norm of reciprocity in the cosmos, ensuring a balance between violent and peaceful sequences of ritual action. Revenge further remains an important hidden factor in processes of violence beyond Oceania, revealing deep human propensities for retaliatory acts and the tendency to elevate these into principles of legitimacy. Sacred revenge may also be transcended through practices of wealth exchange |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Dec 2018) |
| ISBN: | 1108675913 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108675918 |