[post_page_title]”Run amok” [/post_page_title]
Running amok is commonly associated with going wild, but the origins of this expression are found in quite an obscure place: Southeast Asia. ‘Amok’ means to be in a dangerous craze, and was derived from the mindset of the Amuco, mercenaries employed to take part in local conflicts in Java and Malaysia.
The Amuco believed that the gods favored those who fell in battle, while those who failed in their missions were subject to dishonor, thus giving them little reason to be anything but manic in their attacks.
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