Table of Contents

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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About the Author

Declan Quigley is Honorary Research Associate, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Oxford University.

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