Violence in Pacific islander traditional religions
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, tra...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Servicio de pedido Subito: | Pedir ahora. |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2021
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| En: | Año: 2021 |
| Colección / Revista: | Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and violence
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| Otras palabras clave: | B
Violence (Oceania)
B Violence (Religious aspects) B Oceania Religión |
| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | No electrónico
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| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Notas: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Dec 2021) |
| Descripción Física: | 1 Online-Ressource (103 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-58433-3 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108584333 |
