Sacred Texts -- Pacific Islander Religions

Te Pito Te Henua, or Easter Island: Thieving

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The natives did not attach any moral delinquency to the practice of thieving. They had a god of thieving, and successful operations were believed to be accomplished under his patronage, and only detected when not sanctioned by that spirit. The detected thief was made to suffer for his crime by an established system of retaliation peculiar to themselves, but the individual never lost caste or the respect of his friends.

Te Pito Te Henua, or Easter Island: Thieving

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