Eight Faces of Revenge / Vibha S. Chauhan.

• TeilnehmendeR: Chauhan, Vibha S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, , Boston : : Brill | Rodopi,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries 105.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 128 pages).
• Other title: Introduction /; Holocaust Literature as Metaphysical Revenge /; Hindi Cinema and the Avenging Woman /; From the Brink of the Inferno to the Long Road to Innocence: an Anatomy of Rape /; The Runaway Prodigal: a Study of Rebellion and Reconciliation /; Vengeance and Witchcraft: an African Perspective /; Making Generations: Corregidora as a Revenge Novel /; Subversion as Revenge: an Alternative Reading of Hegemonic Culture by Dalits in India /; Revenge and Retribution in Society, Politics and Literature in India /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004380256
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Vibha S. Chauhan.

Is revenge an expression of rage, pain, strength, frailty, justice, or sadism? A complex emotion, revenge defies simple definitions since it is infused with different social codes and ethics. It is this intricate connection between the idea of revenge and its connections with history, aesthetics, socio-political constructs, racism, and religion that this volume attempts to explore. Moving across continents and cultures, the book examine a wide range of emotional and geographical terrains like the law of karma, gender violence, epic narratives, caste system, and cinema in India; the horror of the Holocaust and metaphysical revenge; witchcraft in Ghana, South Africa, and Namibia; Greek mythology; and sexual and emotional abuse of women by a Portuguese Brazilian slave holder.