Vendetta. Theory and practice of conflicts resolution

Taking as ethnographic material the blood feud in Albania in the twentieth century, this article aims to show that both the blood feud and the feud are manifested through the exercise of violence and according to the defense of moral or material interests of a group. Nevertheless, they respond to a...

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Main Author: Patrizia Resta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CLUEB 2015-08-01
Series:EtnoAntropologia
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Online Access:https://rivisteclueb.it/index.php/etnoantropologia/article/view/177
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description Taking as ethnographic material the blood feud in Albania in the twentieth century, this article aims to show that both the blood feud and the feud are manifested through the exercise of violence and according to the defense of moral or material interests of a group. Nevertheless, they respond to a  different logic. The general assumption of this study is that the values of the feuding paradigm are negotiable; as such, they can be at play and can be constantly modified even in contexts functionally renewed.
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spelling doaj.art-dfb1835d3b254d2893fbce2e31c7606d2024-02-26T00:01:51ZengCLUEBEtnoAntropologia2284-01762015-08-0131Vendetta. Theory and practice of conflicts resolutionPatrizia Resta0Università degli Studi di Foggia Taking as ethnographic material the blood feud in Albania in the twentieth century, this article aims to show that both the blood feud and the feud are manifested through the exercise of violence and according to the defense of moral or material interests of a group. Nevertheless, they respond to a  different logic. The general assumption of this study is that the values of the feuding paradigm are negotiable; as such, they can be at play and can be constantly modified even in contexts functionally renewed. https://rivisteclueb.it/index.php/etnoantropologia/article/view/177TheoryPractiseConflictFeudAlbania
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Vendetta. Theory and practice of conflicts resolution
EtnoAntropologia
Theory
Practise
Conflict
Feud
Albania
title Vendetta. Theory and practice of conflicts resolution
title_full Vendetta. Theory and practice of conflicts resolution
title_fullStr Vendetta. Theory and practice of conflicts resolution
title_full_unstemmed Vendetta. Theory and practice of conflicts resolution
title_short Vendetta. Theory and practice of conflicts resolution
title_sort vendetta theory and practice of conflicts resolution
topic Theory
Practise
Conflict
Feud
Albania
url https://rivisteclueb.it/index.php/etnoantropologia/article/view/177
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