TY  - JOUR
AU  - Hallpike, C. R. (Christopher Robert)
PY  - 1970
DA  - 1970//
TI  - The principles of alliance formation between Konso towns
JO  - Man
SP  - 258
EP  - 280
VL  - Vol. 5
IS  - no. 2
PB  - Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, etc.
CY  - London
KW  - Konso (African people)
KW  - Konso
KW  - Community structure
KW  - Inter-community relations
KW  - Social relationships and groups
KW  - Friendships
KW  - Warfare
KW  - Aftermath of combat
KW  - Priesthood
AB  - This article examines the principles governing inter-community alliances. It shows that Konso towns are related to one another both structurally and historically. Junior towns are established by migrants from a senior town. Contrary to the conventional view of kinship as a basis of lasting inter-group solidarity, the most friction was observed among towns that held senior-junior relationships. Consequently, the degree of alliance among towns appears inversely related to both structural and spatial distance. Relations among the different Konso villages were dynamic, greatly influenced by each town's pragmatic calculations of the costs and benefits of political alliance with other towns.
SN  - 0025-1496
UR  - https://ehrafworldcultures.yale.edu/document?id=mp17-002
LA  - English
N1  - C. R. Hallpike
ID  - mp17-002
Y1  - 2022-08-15
ER  -