1st Edition
The Dynamics of Clanship Among the Tallensi Being the First Part of an Analysis of the Social Structure of a Trans-Volta Tribe
1. Introductory
2. The Meaning of 'Tallensi'
3. Paradigm of the Lineage System
4. Clanship: The Namoos
5. The Distribution of the Namoos
6. The Structural Relations of the Talis
7. Clanship and Ritual Collaboration
8. Totemism Among the Talis and Other non-Namoos
9. The Place of Women in the Clan Organization
10. The Social Structure of a Settlement
11. Land, Locality and the Earth
12. The Lineage in the Local Community
13. The Form of Tale Society
Biography
Meyer Fortes was a South African-born anthropologist, best known for his work among the Tallensi and Ashanti in Ghana. Originally trained in psychology, Fortes employed the notion of the "person" into his structural-functional analyses of kinship, the family, and ancestor worship setting a standard for studies on African social organization. His famous book, Oedipus and Job in West African Religion (1959), fused his two interests and set a standard for comparative ethnology. He also wrote extensively on issues of the first born, kingship, and divination.
