Violence and Religious Change in the Pacific Islands
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:31st Aug '23
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This Element studies violent behaviour among the inhabitants of the Pacific Islands while the region has been undergoing religious change.
This Element considers patterns of violent behaviour among the inhabitants of the Pacific Islands while their vast region has been undergoing religious change, mainly toward Christianity. Major topics researched are religion-based violent reactions to early intruders; anti-colonial rebellions; and the persistence of traditional modes of violence.This Element considers patterns of violent behaviour among the inhabitants of the Pacific Islands while their vast region has been undergoing religious change, overwhelmingly toward Christianity. Major topics researched are religion-based violent reactions to early intruders (including missionaries); new religious movements resisting unwanted interference (including 'cargo cults'); anti-colonial rebellions inspired by spiritual impetuses both indigenous and introduced; and the persistence of traditional modes of violence (tribal fighting, sorcery and tough punishments) adapted to altered conditions.
ISBN: 9781009094047
Dimensions: 178mm x 126mm x 8mm
Weight: 115g
75 pages