Payback
the logic of retribution in Melanesian religions
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Author
Publication
1994 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, England
Language
English
Word Count
136,250 words, Guess
Page Count
545 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1421218M
- ISBN-100521416914
- OCLC Control Number28666158
- OCLC Control Numberpaybacklogicofre0000trom
- Library of Congress Control Number93031388
and 2 more
- LibraryThing1260780
- Goodreads5938576
Classifications
- DDC299/.92
- LCCBL2620.M4 T765 1994
Description
Near to the heart of the human predicament are impulses to avenge - what most of us will recognize to be negative, counterproductive reactions against others who pose a threat. By contrast, nothing re-establishes our faith in humanity more than extraordinary acts of concession, such as peace-making, generosity and sacrifice. This ambitious study is the first monograph on religion and 'the logic of retribution' ever written. Garry Trompf shows how various aspects of 'payback', both negative and positive, provide the best indices to an understanding of Melanesian views of life, and that the explanatory modes of thought connected with these themes are carried through to the world of 'cargo cults' and modernization. Exploring the reasons why people 'pay back' opens up a whole new dimension in the cross-cultural study of human consciousness.
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