Timo Kallinen
Biographic Data
| ID | 137358 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Timo Kallinen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Timo |
| FAMILY NAME | Kallinen |
| SIGNATURE | KALLINEN T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7916-6203 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Truth Commissions and the End of History
Transitional justice refers to a set of judicial initiatives that have been used in so-called post-conflict societies in transition from war to peace or from authoritarian rule to democracy. By the turn of the millennium, transitional justice had become a dominant global model and the list of countries that have undertaken some form of transitional justice is large and constantly growing. Truth commissions are a popular form of transitional justi…
Independence Day in a would-be Christian nation: Agency and morality in Ghanaian debates over public rituals
When the West African nation of Ghana attained its independence from colonial rule in 1957, its traditional culture was to be promoted in all sectors of public life. Similarly, what was construed as Ghanaian traditional religion was to be treated equally with Christianity and Islam. The ritual offering of libations to ancestral spirits and deities was considered the Ghanaian equivalent to Christian and Muslim prayers, and it has been performed si…
Thou shalt not worship idols: The Ten Commandments and traditional chieftaincy in Ghana
Classic ethnographic studies focusing on traditional chieftaincy in Ghana, West Africa, have revolved around issues such as succession rules, installation rituals, or competition for positions of power. However, becoming and being a chief in a predominantly Christian society, like present-day Ghana, has raised new kinds of concerns. Many churches, particularly those that belong to the Pentecostal-charismatic movement, reject traditional ritual li…
Dwelling in Political Landscapes: Contemporary Anthropological Perspectives
Landscape is not what it used to be: Anthropology and the politics of environmental change O ur epoch is one of significant shi s in how relations among societies and natures are formed, maintained and lived.We suggest that new anthropological perspectives on landscape have great potential to address the resulting conundrums.People all over the globe are experiencing new hazards and unprecedented situations as their environments change at speeds …
Revealing the secrets of others (on YouTube)
In the midst of the proliferation of Christianity and Islam, traditional religious movements struggle for recognition all over Africa. In order to reach nationwide and diasporic audiences, traditionalist movements have sought to assume a visible role in modern mass media. In Ghana, West Africa, the traditionalists have been at pains to challenge the dominance of Pentecostal-charismatic Christianity in the public sphere. Analysts have pointed out …
Divine Rulers in a Secular State
The divine kingship and chiefship of the Asante people of central Ghana have been undergoing a shift towards secularization since the start of the colonial era. Timo Kallinen maintains that a close examination of this transformation provides us with a better understanding of secularization processes in Ghana more broadly, and in other post-colonial societies whose historical development likewise differs from that of the modern West, and which hav…
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Christianity, fetishism, and the development of secular politics in Ghana: A Dumontian approach
The paper discusses the impact of Christianity on the institutions of divine kingship and chiefship among the Asante people of Ghana during the late pre-colonial and colonial periods. The thrust of the paper is that separate categories of religion and politics emerged in Asante society as the colonial administration sought to facilitate missionary work and conversion while at the same time they supported the chiefs as the secular rulers of the co…
Law versus Tradition: Human Rights and Witchcraft in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Finnish Africanist's Work Gets International Recognition: Tuulikki Pietilä receives the 2009 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize
Caucus of the African Studies Association for an outstanding book by a woman that prioritizes African women's experiences
I now go to church, I am not under the chief: The colonial origins of religion and politics in Ghana
Today traditional chieftaincy in Africa has become a topic of public and academic discussions about good governance, democracy, civil society and the like. Chieftaincy is perceived increasingly as a 'political institution' and the religious quality of the chiefly offices that the classic ethnographies emphasized has been largely forgotten. The essay seeks to explain this disjuncture by looking at the case of the Asante people of Ghana, claiming t…
Dwelling in Political Landscapes: Contemporary Anthropological Perspectives
Landscape is not what it used to be: Anthropology and the politics of environmental change O ur epoch is one of significant shi s in how relations among societies and natures are formed, maintained and lived.We suggest that new anthropological perspectives on landscape have great potential to address the resulting conundrums.People all over the globe are experiencing new hazards and unprecedented situations as their environments change at speeds …
Christianity, fetishism, and the development of secular politics in Ghana: A Dumontian approach
The paper discusses the impact of Christianity on the institutions of divine kingship and chiefship among the Asante people of Ghana during the late pre-colonial and colonial periods. The thrust of the paper is that separate categories of religion and politics emerged in Asante society as the colonial administration sought to facilitate missionary work and conversion while at the same time they supported the chiefs as the secular rulers of the co…
I now go to church, I am not under the chief: The colonial origins of religion and politics in Ghana
Today traditional chieftaincy in Africa has become a topic of public and academic discussions about good governance, democracy, civil society and the like. Chieftaincy is perceived increasingly as a 'political institution' and the religious quality of the chiefly offices that the classic ethnographies emphasized has been largely forgotten. The essay seeks to explain this disjuncture by looking at the case of the Asante people of Ghana, claiming t…
I now go to church, I am not under the chief: The colonial origins of religion and politics in Ghana
Today traditional chieftaincy in Africa has become a topic of public and academic discussions about good governance, democracy, civil society and the like. Chieftaincy is perceived increasingly as a 'political institution' and the religious quality of the chiefly offices that the classic ethnographies emphasized has been largely forgotten. The essay seeks to explain this disjuncture by looking at the case of the Asante people of Ghana, claiming t…
Finnish Africanist's Work Gets International Recognition: Tuulikki Pietilä receives the 2009 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize
Caucus of the African Studies Association for an outstanding book by a woman that prioritizes African women's experiences
Law versus Tradition: Human Rights and Witchcraft in Sub-Saharan Africa
A summary is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.
Interesting new publications
Would you like to write a review of a recent publication of interest to the readers of Suomen Antropologi
Christianity, fetishism, and the development of secular politics in Ghana: A Dumontian approach
The paper discusses the impact of Christianity on the institutions of divine kingship and chiefship among the Asante people of Ghana during the late pre-colonial and colonial periods. The thrust of the paper is that separate categories of religion and politics emerged in Asante society as the colonial administration sought to facilitate missionary work and conversion while at the same time they supported the chiefs as the secular rulers of the co…
Divine Rulers in a Secular State
The divine kingship and chiefship of the Asante people of central Ghana have been undergoing a shift towards secularization since the start of the colonial era. Timo Kallinen maintains that a close examination of this transformation provides us with a better understanding of secularization processes in Ghana more broadly, and in other post-colonial societies whose historical development likewise differs from that of the modern West, and which hav…
Dwelling in Political Landscapes: Contemporary Anthropological Perspectives
Landscape is not what it used to be: Anthropology and the politics of environmental change O ur epoch is one of significant shi s in how relations among societies and natures are formed, maintained and lived.We suggest that new anthropological perspectives on landscape have great potential to address the resulting conundrums.People all over the globe are experiencing new hazards and unprecedented situations as their environments change at speeds …
Revealing the secrets of others (on YouTube)
In the midst of the proliferation of Christianity and Islam, traditional religious movements struggle for recognition all over Africa. In order to reach nationwide and diasporic audiences, traditionalist movements have sought to assume a visible role in modern mass media. In Ghana, West Africa, the traditionalists have been at pains to challenge the dominance of Pentecostal-charismatic Christianity in the public sphere. Analysts have pointed out …
Independence Day in a would-be Christian nation: Agency and morality in Ghanaian debates over public rituals
When the West African nation of Ghana attained its independence from colonial rule in 1957, its traditional culture was to be promoted in all sectors of public life. Similarly, what was construed as Ghanaian traditional religion was to be treated equally with Christianity and Islam. The ritual offering of libations to ancestral spirits and deities was considered the Ghanaian equivalent to Christian and Muslim prayers, and it has been performed si…
Thou shalt not worship idols: The Ten Commandments and traditional chieftaincy in Ghana
Classic ethnographic studies focusing on traditional chieftaincy in Ghana, West Africa, have revolved around issues such as succession rules, installation rituals, or competition for positions of power. However, becoming and being a chief in a predominantly Christian society, like present-day Ghana, has raised new kinds of concerns. Many churches, particularly those that belong to the Pentecostal-charismatic movement, reject traditional ritual li…
Truth Commissions and the End of History
Transitional justice refers to a set of judicial initiatives that have been used in so-called post-conflict societies in transition from war to peace or from authoritarian rule to democracy. By the turn of the millennium, transitional justice had become a dominant global model and the list of countries that have undertaken some form of transitional justice is large and constantly growing. Truth commissions are a popular form of transitional justi…
Law (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Christianity (4 works) · History (4 works) · Law (4 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (3 works)