Violence in Pacific Islander Traditional Religions
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:27th Jan '22
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Patterns of violence in traditional religions of Melanesia, Micrionesia and Polynesia, and changes to those patterns after modern contact.
An Element on the role of violence in the traditional religions of the Pacific Ilands (Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia) and on violent activity in islander religious life after the opening of Oceania to the modern world.An Element on the role of violence in the traditional religions of the Pacific Ilands (Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia) and on violent activity in islander religious life after the opening of Oceania to the modern world. This work covers such issues as tribal warfare, sorcery and witchcraft, traditional punishment and gender imbalance. and moves on to consider reprisals against foreign intruders in the Pacific and the continuation of old types of violence in spite of massive socio-religious change.
ISBN: 9781108731164
Dimensions: 178mm x 126mm x 7mm
Weight: 120g
114 pages