“I now go to church, I am not under the chief”

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 ethnograph...

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Main Author: Timo Kallinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Suomen Antropologinen Seura (Finnish Anthropological Society) 2008-01-01
Series:Suomen Antropologi
Online Access:https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/116380