Uniquely Human: Cultural Norms and Private Acts of Mercy in the War Zone

Volume: 119, Issue: 3, Pages: 491 - 505
Published: Jul 5, 2017
Abstract
War-zone mercy—sparing of one's culturally constructed enemies in the midst of organized group violence—is a political act but also a potentially empathically motivated one that has contributed to shared expressive gestures across cultural boundaries and to international laws of war. This article elucidates historical and cross-cultural norms for war-zone mercy in order to provide a theoretical framework for scholarly research examining this...
Paper Details
Title
Uniquely Human: Cultural Norms and Private Acts of Mercy in the War Zone
Published Date
Jul 5, 2017
Volume
119
Issue
3
Pages
491 - 505
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