"In a typical case of running amok, [a man] having shown no...inclination to violence, will acquire...a sword or dagger...and in a sudden frenzy, will attempt to kill or seriously injure anyone he encounters and himself.
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"Captain James Cook...encountered amok firsthand in 1770 during a voyage around the world. Cook writes of individuals behaving in a reckless, violent manner, without cause and 'indiscriminately killing and maiming villagers and animals in a frenzied attack.'
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"A widely accepted explanation links amok with male honor (amok by women is virtually unknown). Running amok would thus be both a way of escaping the world and re-establishing one's reputation as a man to be feared and respected." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_amok …
