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kingship and chieftaincy  

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  • Both kingship and chieftaincy are traditional forms of centralized authoritative decision making, which involve a variety of relationships between the ruler and the ruled. Kingship (often referred to as monarchy) is an institution that takes its form and function in a world where the political has not yet emerged as an autonomous sphere from the religious. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Kingship and Chieftaincy]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-TXWK41R2-F

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