Book 17. (1 results) Savages of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 12 | 49 | "One is that it serves as a warning to possible enemies, an attestation of the terribleness of the victors as foes. |
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Book 17. (7 results) Savages of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 12 | 46 | Its origins are doubtless lost in antiquity". |
| 12 | 47 | "Why do you think it is done?" I asked. |
| 12 | 48 | "There are various theories," said Grunt. |
| 12 | 49 | "One is that it serves as a warning to possible enemies, an attestation of the terribleness of the victors as foes. |
| 12 | 50 | Another is that the practice is connected with beliefs about the medicine world, that this is a way of precluding such individuals from seeking vengeance later, either because of inflicted impairments or because of terrorizing them against a second meeting". |
| 12 | 51 | "Surely leaving a litter behind like this," I said, "might serve as a warning". |
| 12 | 52 | "True," said Grunt, "but, too, I think it is generally understood that this sort of thing produces fear not so much as a desire for revenge, at least among the savages themselves". |
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Its origins are doubtless lost in antiquity".
"Why do you think it is done?" I asked.
"There are various theories," said Grunt.
"One is that it serves as a warning to possible enemies, an attestation of the terribleness of the victors as foes.
Another is that the practice is connected with beliefs about the medicine world, that this is a way of precluding such individuals from seeking vengeance later, either because of inflicted impairments or because of terrorizing them against a second meeting".
"Surely leaving a litter behind like this," I said, "might serve as a warning".
"True," said Grunt, "but, too, I think it is generally understood that this sort of thing produces fear not so much as a desire for revenge, at least among the savages themselves".
- (Savages of Gor, Chapter 12)