Sacred Revenge in Oceania

ISBN-13: 9781108717328 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 75 str.

Pamela J. Stewart; Andrew Strathern

Opis

Explores revenge as a motivation relating to conflict and violence. Looks at Oceania, where revenge is traditionally a sacred duty to the dead whose spirits demand it. Beyond Oceania, revenge is an important hidden factor in processes of violence.

Spis treści

Introduction; Bellona Island; 'Payback', and its cosmic implications; Revenge and sorcery-divination; The genesis of exchange – Mount Hagen; Historical complications in the revenge complex; Peace-making in Hagen – A Reprise in Ongka's Account; Maring and Melpa – from elementary to complex structures; Variant ontologies – extensions of the model of sacred revenge; Structures in history – The Enga; Envoi: gifts and violence; Broader contexts; Some ending thoughts.