The character of kingship

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The character of kingship

edited by Declan Quigley

Berg, 2005

English ed

  • cloth
  • pbk.

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注記

"Developed from discussions held during a conference on kingship in St. Andrews, Scotland in January 2002"--Acknowledgements

Includes index

Bibliography: p. 247-250

収録内容

  • Introduction : The character of kingship / Declan Quigley
  • Forms of sacralized power in Africa / Luc de Heusch
  • Sacred king, sacrificial victim, surrogate victim or Frazer, Hocart, Girard / Lucien Scubla
  • A reply to Lucien Scubla / Luc de Heusch
  • Tragedy, ritual, and power in Nilotic regicide : the regicidal dramas of the eastern Nilotes of Sudan in comparative perspective / Simon Simonse
  • The transgressive nature of kingship in caste organization : monstrous royal doubles in Nepal / Marie Lecomte-Tilouine
  • Kingship and untouchability / Declan Quigley
  • Kingship and caste in Africa : history, diffusion, and evolution / Tal Tamari
  • King house : the mobile polity in northern Ghana / Susan Drucker-Brown
  • Kings and tribes in east India : the internal political dimension / Burkhard Schnepel
  • Japanese monarchy in historical and comparative perspective / Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
  • Chiefs and kings in Polynesia / Henri J. M. Claessen

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Why has monarchy been such a prevalent institution throughout history and in such a diverse range of societies? Kingship is at the heart of both ritual and politics and has major implications for the theory of social and cultural anthropology. Yet, despite the contemporary fascination with royalty, anthropologists have sorely neglected the subject in recent decades. This book combines a strong theoretical argument with a wealth of ethnography from kingships in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Quigley gives a timely and much-needed overview of the anthropology of kingship and a crucial reassessment of the contributions of Frazer and Hocart to debates about the nature and function of royal ritual. From diverse fieldwork sites, a number of eminent anthropologists demonstrate how ritual and power intertwine to produce a series of variations around myth, tragedy and historical realities. However, underneath this diversity, two common themes invariably emerge: the attempt to portray kingship as timeless and perfect, and the dual nature of the king as sacred being and scapegoat.

目次

FINAL1.Introduction: The Character of KingshipDeclan Quigley, honorary research associate, University of Oxford2. Forms of Sacralized Power in AfricaLuc de Heusch, Professor Emeritus, Free University of Brussels, Belgium3. Sacred King, Sacrificial Victim, Surrogate Victim or Frazer, Hocart, GirardLucien Scubla, Centre de Recherche en pistmologie Applique of the cole polytechnique, France 4. A Reply to Lucien ScublaLuc de Heusch, Professor Emeritus, Free University of Brussels, Belgium5. Tragedy, Ritual and Power in Nilotic Regicide. The Regicidal Dramas of the Eastern Nilotes of Sudan in Comparative PerspectiveSimon Simonse, independent scholar6. The Transgressive Nature of Kingship in Caste Organization: Monstrous Royal Doubles in NepalMarie Lecomte-Tilouine, CNRS, Villejuif, France7. Kingship and UntouchabilityDeclan Quigley, honorary research associate, University of Oxford8. Kingship and Caste in Africa: History, Diffusion and EvolutionTal Tamari, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France) and Universit Libre de Bruxelles.9. King House: The Mobile Polity in Northern GhanaSusan Drucker-Brown, University of Cambridge10. Kings and Tribes in East India: The Internal Political DimensionBurkhard Schnepel, Martin-Luther-University, Germany11. Japanese Monarchy in Historical and Comparative PerspectiveEmiko Ohnuki-Tierney, University of Wisconsin, USA12. Chiefs and Kings in PolynesiaHenri J. M. Claessen, Leiden University, Netherlands

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA75009678
  • ISBN
    • 1845202902
    • 1845202910
  • LCCN
    2005018454
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Oxford, UK ; New York
  • ページ数/冊数
    vi, 257 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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