Does Sacrifice Avert Violence? Reflections from Nepal and the People’s War
The article explores the complex relationship between sacrificial rituals and violence within socio-political contexts. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research in Nepal, the study examines how Maoist revolutionary movements infused with sacrificial symbolism generated a unique form of revolutiona...
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| description | The article explores the complex relationship between sacrificial rituals and violence within socio-political contexts. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research in Nepal, the study examines how Maoist revolutionary movements infused with sacrificial symbolism generated a unique form of revolutionary violence. The article delves into the paradoxical roles of sacrifice as both a regulator and a progenitor of violence, highlighting the interplay between religious rituals and political violence. The findings suggest that sacrificial violence, far from being a mere metaphor, plays a critical role in the construction and legitimization of collective violence in revolutionary contexts.
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| spelling | doaj-art-052f53a6a08043d6b5b3962dd665254a2025-08-20T03:12:59ZengLedizioniAntropologia2281-40432420-84692013-10-011610.14672/ada2013197%p168Does Sacrifice Avert Violence? Reflections from Nepal and the People’s WarMarie Lecomte-Tilouine0Centre for Himalayan StudiesThe article explores the complex relationship between sacrificial rituals and violence within socio-political contexts. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research in Nepal, the study examines how Maoist revolutionary movements infused with sacrificial symbolism generated a unique form of revolutionary violence. The article delves into the paradoxical roles of sacrifice as both a regulator and a progenitor of violence, highlighting the interplay between religious rituals and political violence. The findings suggest that sacrificial violence, far from being a mere metaphor, plays a critical role in the construction and legitimization of collective violence in revolutionary contexts. https://www.ledijournals.com/ojs/index.php/antropologia/article/view/197violencesacrificemartyrdomethnographyNepal |
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| title | Does Sacrifice Avert Violence? Reflections from Nepal and the People’s War |
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