Pai Marire
Peace and violence in a New Zealand millenarian tradition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4087655 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean E Rosenfeld (University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 83-108 |
| Publication date | 1995-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Terrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09546559508427307 |
| OpenAlex | W2094688092 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 8 |
Millenarian movements arise when a people anticipates the imminent death of their particular world. Prophets adopt archetypal roles and reveal myths about the Endtime that relate to their specific antecedent religious histories. By examining the symbolism and the roles adopted by prophets and messiahs we may be able to assess more accurately any given group's potential for violence or terrorism. The multiform Pai Marire tradition in New Zealand exhibited a continuum of behaviors from peaceful to violent, religious to political. Comparison of Pai Marire with like phenomena worldwide would test and refine our provisional conclusions and lead to a heuristic model of millenarianism with greater explanatory value and predictability. Such a model will be strengthened if we examine the religious myths of constituted states and orthodox religions as well as those of sectarian movements
Criminology · Millenarianism · Mythology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Terrorism · Theology · Law · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2019 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |