How chiefs became kings: divine kingship and the rise of archaic states in ancient hawai'i
Auteur :
Kirch, Patrick Vinton
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520267251
Date de publication :
2 déc. 2010
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
544 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Addresses a central problem in anthropological archaeology: the emergence of "archaic states" whose distinctive feature was divine kingship. In this title, the author takes as his focus the Hawaiian archipelago, commonly regarded as the archetype of a complex chiefdom.