Chiefs, Priests, and Praise-singers
Download or Read eBook Chiefs, Priests, and Praise-singers PDF 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.
| Author | : Wyatt MacGaffey |
| Publisher | : University of Virginia Press |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780813933863 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0813933862 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Chiefs, Priests, and Praise-singers by : Wyatt MacGaffey
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.
