Vengeance in Reverse The Tangled Loops of Violence, Myth, and Madness

Anspach, Mark R.

ISBN 10: 1611862388 / ISBN 13: 9781611862386

Published by Michigan State Univ Pr, 2017

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121 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Vengeance in Reverse The Tangled Loops of Violence, Myth, and Madness
• Publisher: Michigan State Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1611862388
• ISBN 13: 9781611862386
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.18 kilograms

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Synopsis

How do humans stop fighting? Where do the gods of myth come from? What does it mean to go mad? Likening gift exchange to vengeance in reverse, Mark R. Anspach outlines a fresh approach to reciprocity and traces the emergence of transcendence in collective myths and individual delusions. From the peacemaking rituals of pre-state societies to the paradoxical structure of consciousness, Anspach takes the reader on an intellectual roller-coaster ride that begins with the problem of how to deceive violence and ends with the riddle of how one can deceive oneself.

About the Author

Mark R. Anspach is an anthropologist and social theorist whose writings have appeared in nine languages. He is affiliated with the LIAS research team at the Institut Marcel Mauss, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris.