Book
Officers and elders: a study of contemporary Kpelle political cognition
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1984 • Pages:
By: Teitelbaum, Michele M..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Information on Kpelle political cognition is contained in this document. The author's focus is on the extent to which modern (kwii) and traditional (noi) leaders and officeholders are viewed as legitimate by the Kpelle. Information on compliance, selecting a forum for dispute settlement, the decision-making process in dispute settlement, and the Kpelle theory of leadership are presented. The author concludes that '…Kukaataa Kpelle have accepted the modern political system only to the extent that it could be legitimated by the old, traditional values'.
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Kpelle
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2019
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnographer
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Marlene Martin ; 1984
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1974-1975
- NotesAdditional notes
- Michele M. Teitelbaum
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Rutgers University, 1977
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Kpelle (African people)