ANTH205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Fungibility, Homicide, None Of The Above
13 Apr 2018
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Taking the restraint against killing seriously and the challenge of getting humans to kill. This is highlighted in the cleaner fish experiment: true, false. Increasingly escalating agonism, page 454: avoidance (no contact, displays (no contact, restrained aggression (injury rare, ritualized, contests, symbolic, unrestrained aggression (injury likely) Victim of perceived/real harm kills perpetrator in retaliation (victim gets revenge) -- self-redress homicide. Close relative of dead victim kills perpetrator in retaliation (relative gets revenge on behalf of victim) Barring mental illness or special circumstance, the offense is an intimate, personal one. Feuding: all members of a group are considered fungible (exchangeable for other practices) Members of one group kill members of another group randomly. Members of one group kill members of another group in retaliation for some per(cid:457)ei(cid:922)ed/real har(cid:510) (cid:2486)(cid:922)i(cid:457)ti(cid:510)"s (cid:480)roup (cid:480)ets re(cid:922)e(cid:511)(cid:480)e(cid:2487) The offense and response is experienced personally by the actors. A(cid:922)oidin(cid:480) (cid:479)euds/(cid:923)a e ui es const uctin(cid:480) a (cid:2522)sphe e o(cid:479) peace(cid:2523)
