Chiefs, Priests, and Praise-singers

Chiefs, Priests, and Praise-singers
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Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9780813933863
ISBN-13 : 0813933862
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Book Synopsis Chiefs, Priests, and Praise-singers by : Wyatt MacGaffey

Download or read book Chiefs, Priests, and Praise-singers written by Wyatt MacGaffey and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonial anthropology and historical reconstruction -- Drum chant and the political uses of tradition -- Tindanas and chiefs : ethnography -- Chiefs and tindanas : making 'nam' -- Tamale : the Dakpema, the Gulkpe'Na, the Bugulana, and the law of the land -- Chiefs in the national arena.


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