Name: Divine Rulers in a Secular State (en Inglés)
SKU: 58930531
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Author: Kallinen, Timo
ISBN: 9789522226822

portada Divine Rulers in a Secular State (en Inglés)

Divine Rulers in a Secular State (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Timo Kallinen

Editorial

Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

208

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

25.4x17.8x1.1 cm

Peso

0.37 kg.

ISBN13

9789522226822

Categorías

Estudios étnicos

Divine Rulers in a Secular State (en Inglés)

Timo Kallinen (Autor) · Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "Divine Rulers in a Secular State (en Inglés)"

In present-day Africa chiefs interact fluently with modern states, international organizations, and business corporations, and traditional chieftaincy is perceived essentially as a secular institution. Consequently, social scientists have started paying serious attention to the role of traditional authorities in contemporary political landscapes. Yet it was only a few decades ago that classic ethnographers were characterizing chiefs as priests, magicians, diviners, rainmakers, and the like. What happened to the divinity of African chiefs and kings? Drawing on his research on the Asante people of Ghana, West Africa, Timo Kallinen explores how the colonial and postcolonial states have attempted to secularize the sacred institutions of chiefship and kingship, a process which is by no means complete. Furthermore, it has frequently proved a problematic undertaking with regards to a number of burning issues in contemporary Ghanaian society, such as Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity, nationalism, international development aid, civil society participation, coup d'états, and witchcraft.