Böhm T., Kaplan S. Revenge: On the Dynamics of a Frightening Urge and its Taming

London, Karnac Books Ltd, 2011. — 238 p. — ISBN-13 978-1-85575-827-8.Месть: о динамике пугающего побуждения и его укрощенииThe revenge motif appears in a number of arenas and in different cultures. We need to be mindful of its existence in order to discover how common it is. We can then learn to recognize when destructive revenge spirals are developing. By extension, we thus gain a basis for stopping these spirals successfully before they have gone too far. We can also learn what function revenge plays and has played in various contexts. A short overview of revenge as a motif in literature, film, culture, religion, and at work is therefore given as an introduction to our study of revenge.REVENGE
The revenge motif
The psychology of the revenge spiral—revenge or restoration
The grey zone between revenge and restoration
The destructive group
Revenge on the societal level: large groups, ideologies, and political systems
Why does the revenge spiral continue? Among victims and perpetrators
Revenge in everyday life—relationships in couples
Revenge from a gender perspective: abuse of women
Extreme collective violence: the example of Rwanda
RESTORATION
Refraining from revenge
Surviving psychic trauma
Stopping the revenge spiral
Restoration and reconciliation