Revenge is an important motivation in human affairs relating to
conflict and violence, and it is a notable feature in many
societies within Oceania, where revenge is traditionally a sacred
duty to the dead whose spirits demand it. Revenge instantiates a
norm of reciprocity in the cosmos, ensuring a balance between
violent and peaceful sequences of ritual action. Revenge further
remains an important hidden factor in processes of violence beyond
Oceania, revealing deep human propensities for retaliatory acts and
the tendency to elevate these into principles of legitimacy. Sacred
revenge may also be transcended through practices of wealth
exchange.
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