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The dynamics of clanship among the Tallensi, being the first part of an analysis of the social structure of a trans-Volta tribe


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Author

Meyer Fortes, Meyer Fortes

Year of Publication

1945

Publisher

Pub. for the International African Institute by the Oxford University Press

City of Publication

London

Pages

xix, 270 pages frontispiece, illustrations (including diagrams) xv plates (including portraits) on 8

Language

en

ARI Id

1672010267691


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The meaning of Tallensi
Paradigm of the lineage system
Clanship: the Namoos
The distribution of the Namoos
The structural relations of the Talis
Clanship and ritual collaboration
Totemism among the Talis and other non-Namoos
The place of women in the clan organization
The social structure of a settlement
Land, locality, and the earth
The lineage in the local community
The form of Tale society
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