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XXV; 522 Seiten; 20 cm; kart.

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Gutes Exemplar; leichte Gebrauchs- und Lagerspuren; geringe Bleistift-Anstreichungen / aus der Bibliothek von Dr. H. J. Koloß / Völkerkundemuseum Berlin. - Englisch. - This is an authorized facsimile printed by microfilm / xerography on acid-free paper in 1982 by UNIVERSITY MICROFILMS INTERNATIONAL Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. / London, England. (Impressum). - INHALT : List of Maps ----- List of Illustrations ----- Bibliography ----- -Pronunciation ----- Guide for Meta' Vowels ----- 1. INTRODUCTION ----- Anthropology and the Study of Stateless Societies The Approach Used in this Study Chronology and Meta History Theory of Political Organization Cameroon and Meta': the Fieldwork Setting Methodology: the Collection and Use of Data Meta Society in 1900: an Introduction ----- 2. FIVE FUNDAMENTAL POLITICAL CONCEPTS IN META' ----- Neubeu: Patrilineal Descent Group ----- Beng: Local Group ----- Ndawn and Njawm: Supernatural Power and Danger ----- Historical Primacy as a Source of Legitimacy and Power ----- Chamable Property Conclusions ----- 3. PATRILINEAL DESCENT GROUPS: THE IDEAL MODEL OF NEUBEU ORGANIZATION ----- Introduction ----- The Mban Group ----- The Formation of New Mban Groups ----- The Structure of the Wider Neubeu ----- The Neubeu as a Whole ----- Case Histories of Neubeu Organization ----- 4. PROCESS AND CHANGE IN PATRILINEAL DESCENT GROUPS: A CASE HISTORY OF NEUBEU ORGANIZATION ----- A Section of the Bawzam Neubeu ----- The Formal Organization of the Bawzam Section ----- The Ritual in Meunya's Mban ----- Conclusions ----- 5. THE IDEAL MODEL OF VILLAGE ORGANIZATION: THE SYSTEM OF LEADERSHIP ROLES ----- Introduction to Village Organization ----- Meukum (Notables) ----- The Role of Fon (Chief) in Meta1 Society ----- The Economic Position of the Fon ----- The Symbolism of Meta1 Chieftaincy ----- Conclusions ----- 6. THE IDEAL MODEL OF VILLAGE ORGANIZATION: VILLAGE-LEVEL RITUALS, ACTIVITIES, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION ----- Zeu Si: an Anti-Sorcery Ritual on the Village Level Eufu1 and Zeu Si: the Introduction of New Elements ----- in Anti-Sorcery Rituals Activities Associated with Noble Game Communal Hunting ----- Activities Associated with Cham-able Property Conflict and Conflict Resolution on the Village Level Conclusions on Conflict Resolution Warfare Conclusions ----- 7. BEHAVIOR, PROCESS, AND VARIATION IN VILLAGE ORGANIZATION ----- The Case of Njindeuk Village The Case of Mbo Village The Case of Bat Village Process in Village-Level Politics ----- (u.v.a.)