Violence in Pacific Islander Traditional Religions

Garry Trompf (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

75 Seiten

2022
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-73116-4 (ISBN)

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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.

1. Background to the Study of Pacific Islander Life-ways; 2. Violence and Traditional Religions; 3. Afterthoughts and Foreshadowings; References.

Erscheinungsdatum	17.01.2022
Reihe/Serie	Elements in Religion and Violence
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	126 x 178 mm
Gewicht	120 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-108-73116-3 / 1108731163
ISBN-13	978-1-108-73116-4 / 9781108731164
Zustand	Neuware