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Observations on the Shilluk of the Upper Nile: the laws of homicide and the legal functions of the Reth
Africa • 22 • Published In 1952 • Pages: 97-119
By: Howell, P. P. (Paul Philip).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
After a brief discussion of Shilluk culture the author considers the judicial functions of the king with particular reference to homicide and blood feuds. He weighs the different accounts of the Shilluk which vary in attributing enforcement powers or powers of arbitration to the Reth. Using these accounts and comparative materials from neighboring tribes he attempts to arrive at some conclusions regarding the degree of effective power vested in the Reth. Materials on the sanctions for different types of crimes and injuries are also given with examples drawn from traditional and more recent cases.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Community structure
- Cultural identity and pride
- Chief executive
- Ingroup antagonisms
- Offenses against life
- Judicial authority
- Sanctions
- Legal norms
- Wrongs
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Shilluk
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Betty Potash ; 1960
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1937-1950
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1900-1952
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Sudan
- NotesAdditional notes
- P. P. Howell
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 118-119)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 29010790
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Shilluk (African people)