{"product_id":"sacred-revenge-in-oceania-paperback-9781108717328","title":"Sacred Revenge in Oceania (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108717328","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSacred Revenge in Oceania\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores revenge as a motivation relating to conflict and violence, specifically within Oceania.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePamela J. Stewart (Author), Andrew Strathern (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108717328, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 November 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e75 pages\u003cbr\u003e17.9 x 12.7 x 0.5 cm, 0.08 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRevenge 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Bellona Island\u003cbr\u003e 'Payback', and its cosmic implications\u003cbr\u003e Revenge and sorcery-divination\u003cbr\u003e The genesis of exchange – Mount Hagen\u003cbr\u003e Historical complications in the revenge complex\u003cbr\u003e Peace-making in Hagen – A Reprise in Ongka's Account\u003cbr\u003e Maring and Melpa – from elementary to complex structures\u003cbr\u003e Variant ontologies – extensions of the model of sacred revenge\u003cbr\u003e Structures in history – The Enga\u003cbr\u003e Envoi: gifts and violence\u003cbr\u003e Broader contexts\u003cbr\u003e Some ending thoughts.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion:%20general%20%5BHRA%5D%22\"\u003eHRA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266396770584,"sku":"9781108717328","price":17.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108717328i.jpg?v=1696717978","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sacred-revenge-in-oceania-paperback-9781108717328","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}