Violence in Pacific Islander traditional religions / Garry Trompf.

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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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Trompf, G. W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and violence
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Background in the study of Pacific Islander life-ways
  • 2. Violence and traditional religions
  • 3. Afterthoughts and foreshadowing
  • References.