Идеја „Божанског краља” у Фараонском Египту и Преколонијалној Африци у Упоредној Перспективи*
Journal: Humanities
Year: 2025

Introduction: Much of pre-colonial Africa's history is unknown due to a lack of writing systems south of the Sahara. Surviving oral accounts are incomplete. Researchers rely on Arabic chronicles, European travelers' records, and present-day African traditions to reconstruct the past. Charles Gabriel Seligman defined a "divine king" as a ruler who: 1) has power over nature; 2) serves as the universe's dynamic center, with strictly regulated actions influencing all beings; and 3) must be killed if