Sacred revenge in Oceania
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Sacred revenge in Oceania
（Cambridge elements, . Elements in religion and violence / edited by James R. Lewis,
Cambridge University Press, 2019
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [66]-69)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
- 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.
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