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Poro values and courtroom procedures in a Kpelle chiefdom
southwestern journal of anthropology • 18 (4) • Published In 1962 • Pages: 341-350
By: Gibbs, James L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The document analyzes the relationship between Kpelle formal judicial procedures and results and one of Kpelle society's basic values: strong and unchallenged respect for authority. The role of the Poro, a tribal secret fraternity, in instilling and maintaining this value is also discussed.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Sodalities
- Social control
- Judicial authority
- Districts
- Legal and judicial personnel
- Initiation of judicial proceedings
- Trial procedure
- Termination of marriage
- Offenses against the person
- Sanctions
- Functional and adaptational interpretations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Kpelle
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- 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
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- 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
- M. A. Marcus ; 1986
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1957-1958
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1957-1967
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Liberia
- NotesAdditional notes
- James L. Gibbs, Jr.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-350)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 47005758
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Kpelle (African people)