Kings of disaster: dualism, centralism and the scapegoat king in Southeastern Sudan

Simonse, Simon

Kings of disaster: dualism, centralism and the scapegoat king in Southeastern Sudan

A comparative study of the political organization of five Eastern Nilotic peoples based on field work and written sources, analyzed in the light of Rene Girard's victimary anthropology. Regicide (several recent case studies) appears as a logical and necessary practice in these political systems...

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Main Author:	Simonse, Simon 1943- (Author)
Format:	Electronic Book
Language:	English
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Interlibrary Loan:	Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published:	Boston BRILL 1992
In:	Year: 1992
Reviews:	[Rezension von: Simonse, Simon, 1943-, Kings of disaster : dualism, centralism and the scapegoat king in Southeastern Sudan] (1994) (Williams, James G., 1936 -)
Edition:	1st ed.
Series/Journal:	Studies in Human Society Series v.5
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:	B Sudan (Südost) / King B Staat Südsudan / King / Scapegoat / Girard, René 1923-2015 B Scapegoat theory
Further subjects:	B Centralism B Girard, René (1923-2015) B King B Case study collection B Africa B Sudan B Politics B Scapegoat B Dualism B Herrschertum
Online Access:	Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:	Non-electronic