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Title:Agnatic descent: the Tallensi
Author:Mair, L.ISNI
Book title:African societies
Year:1974
Pages:54-66
Language:English
Geographic term:Ghana
Subjects:Tallensi
patriarchy
Abstract:Based on: 'The Web of kinship among the Tallensi', M. Fortes (1945). The Tallensi live in northern Ghana. This chapter discusses lineage, marriage, complementary filiation and the relation between Tallensi religion and kinship.
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