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

Review: Simon Simonse is the first field archeologist of whom I know to draw upon Girard's mimetic theory, especially for the light it sheds on consensual scapegoating. Simonse shows that one explanatory model can accommodate both political and sacral aspects of kingship, for the two are actual...

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Main Author:	Simonse, Simon 1943- (Author)
Format:	Print Book
Language:	English
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Interlibrary Loan:	Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published:	Leiden New York København Köln Brill 1992
In:	Studies in human society (5) Year: 1992
Reviews:	, in: COV&R 6 (1994) 9f (Williams, J.G.) [Rezension von: Simonse, Simon, 1943-, Kings of disaster : dualism, centralism and the scapegoat king in Southeastern Sudan] (1994) (Williams, James G., 1936 -)
Series/Journal:	Studies in human society 5
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:	B Sudan (Südost) / King B Staat Südsudan / King / Scapegoat / Girard, René 1923-2015 B Scapegoat theory
IxTheo Classification:	NBE Anthropology ZB Sociology ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:	B Political anthropology (Sudan) B Sudan Kings and rulers Case studies B Scapegoat Case studies B Africa B Sudan B Political anthropology Sudan B Herrschertum B Centralism B Girard, René (1923-2015) B Scapegoat Case studies B King B Case study collection B Politics B Scapegoat B Dualism B Sudan Kings and rulers Case studies
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