The divine kingship of the Tagoi of the Nuba mountains-Sudan

Other Title(s)

الملوكية الإلهية لدى تقوي بجبال النوبة-السودان

Author

Ali, Uthman Muhammad Uthman

Source

Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

Issue

Vol. 10, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.18-33, 16 p.

Publisher

Sultan Qaboos University College of Arts and Social Sciences

Publication Date

2019-12-31

Country of Publication

Oman

No. of Pages

16

Main Subjects

History and Geography

Abstract EN

This article traces history of the formation of a divine kingship among the Tagoi people of the north-eastern Nuba Mountains.

This historical backdrop provides a context for investigating change and continuity in the Tagoi political system.

Concentrating on actual processes, the article gives some accounts on how the divinization of Tagoi kingship could be a political move to bolster the legitimacy of personalized powers.

Relevance of the comparatively old evolutionist, diffusionist, structuralist and neo-evolutionist theories of divine kingship to the Tagoi case is discussed.

Here, the main conclusion was that the Tagoi’s concept of “divine king” does not exactly apply to any of the definitions that are embedded in these theories, as it portrays—in a measure—a distinct and genuine type of divine kingship.

The analyses and interpretations are also supported by the relatively modern concepts of galactic polity, mimesis, perspectivism, and mutlinaturalism.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Ali, Uthman Muhammad Uthman. 2019. The divine kingship of the Tagoi of the Nuba mountains-Sudan. Journal of Arts and Social Sciences،Vol. 10, no. 3, pp.18-33.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-965215

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Ali, Uthman Muhammad Uthman. The divine kingship of the Tagoi of the Nuba mountains-Sudan. Journal of Arts and Social Sciences Vol. 10, no. 3 (Dec. 2019), pp.18-33.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-965215

American Medical Association (AMA)

Ali, Uthman Muhammad Uthman. The divine kingship of the Tagoi of the Nuba mountains-Sudan. Journal of Arts and Social Sciences. 2019. Vol. 10, no. 3, pp.18-33.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-965215

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 33

Record ID

BIM-965215