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The dynamics of clanship among the Tallensi: being the first part of an analysis of the social structure of a Trans-Volta tribe
Oxford University Press for the International African Institute • London • Published In 1945 • Pages:
By: Fortes, Meyer.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source is devoted to a structural analysis of the clanship and lineage relationships among the Tallensi. It deals with the constitution and interrelations of the corporate groupings found in Tallensi society. He develops the idea that the tendency towards equilibrium is marked in every sector of Tallensi society and in the society as a whole, this tendency being a result of the dominance of the lineage principle in the social structure. He spends some time relating the economy and religion to the lineage system within the structure of the society. The interpenetrations of kinship with these aspects of the structure are left for a second volume. Material culture is touched upon only incidentally. Fortes received his doctorate in psychology from the University of London in 1930, studying subsequently under Radcliffe-Brown and Malinowski. He is currently William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Clans
- Kin relationships
- Rule of descent
- Lineages
- Avoidance and taboo
- Spirits and gods
- Lineages
- Cult of the dead
- Sacred objects and places
- Mythology
- Ethos
- Community structure
- Community heads
- Gender status
- Settlement patterns
- Real property
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tallensi
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- 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.
- 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
- Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1957
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1934-1937 ; 1943
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1934-1945
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tongo village, Ghana
- NotesAdditional notes
- Meyer Fortes
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- a 47002656
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tallensi (African people)