From kinship to kingship: An African journey into complexity

Azania

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 314-326

  De Maret, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Kingship; palaces; political complexity; pre colonial cities; regalia; sacred power

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866083689     PISSN: 0067270X     EISSN: 19455534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0067270X.2012.708989     Document Type: Conference Paper

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