'Tradition' Versus 'Politics'
Succession Conflicts in a Chiefdom of North-western Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20079550 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carola Lentz (Goethe University Frankfurt, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Pages | 91-112 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Elites (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Etnográfica Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/books.etnograficapress.1344 |
| OpenAlex | W2913209891 |
| ISBN | 9791036516344 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In large tracts of what is today north-western Ghana the institution of chieftaincy was introduced by the British colonial government. The 'stateless societies' of the north-west knew the office of the earth priest, the custodian of the shrine to the earthgod, which was ideally vested in the patrilineage of the first settler of the locale, and fulfilled religious as well as secular functions of conflict management. In some settlements individuals other than the earth priests also held positio
Ancient history · Archaeology · Biology · Chiefdom · Ecological succession · Geography · Political science · Politics · African history and culture analysis · African history and culture studies · History · Law · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2011 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |