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Sacred Revenge in Oceania

Sacred Revenge in Oceania

Paperback

Series: Elements in Religion and Violence

Religion General

ISBN10: 1108717322
ISBN13: 9781108717328
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Nov 29 2018
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.17
Height: 0.17 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.00
Language: English
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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