Sacred Kingship and Government among the Yoruba
- 1 July 1960
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Africa
- Vol. 30 (3) , 221-237
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1158305
Abstract
Opening Paragraph: Interest in African sacred kingship has for long been centred upon its ritual aspects; descriptions of highly colourful ceremonies have provided a convenient introduction to the study of a people's religious beliefs, yielding also examples of the ritual sanctions by which the ruler enforces obedience. As a result the constitutional aspects of kingship have been largely ignored.Keywords
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- The Hausa System of Social StatusAfrica, 1959